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20080201647 | WEATHER INFORMATION IN A CALENDAR - A system receives location information from a user, retrieves weather information based on the received location information, retrieves calendar information associated with the user, and associates the weather information with the calendar information in a calendar application. | 08-21-2008 |
20080235599 | CONTENT SHARING VIA DISCOVERY OF AND TRANSFER TO NEARBY MORE CAPABLE DEVICES - A method, mobile telecommunications apparatus, and electronic device for optimally presenting media content are disclosed. A memory stores the media content. A processor identifies a media type for the media content and identifies capable media devices among proximate media devices. An interface transfers the media content to a selected media device. | 09-25-2008 |
20080235600 | Interaction with a Display System - A method of interacting between a display system and a user device is described in which a number of images are displayed by the display system. A user captures one of the images using a camera on the user device and sends the captured image over a wireless link to the display system. Upon receipt, the display system determines the identity of the sending user device and analyses the received image, and if the image matches one of those displayed, the system sends any data associated with the displayed image to the user device over the wireless link. A user may also upload data to form a media package over the wireless link. | 09-25-2008 |
20080263455 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC FILE SHARING - A method, implementable in a system coupled to a display device and a network, includes generating in a first region of a screen of the display device a user-interface portion associated with a first electronic destination address. The user-interface portion is configured to receive from a second region of the screen, in response to a command by a user of the system, a first icon representing a data set. In response to the user-interface portion receiving the first icon, a copy of the data set, or the data set itself, is electronically transferred over the network to the first destination address. | 10-23-2008 |
20080270912 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIMICKING THE DISPLAY LAYOUT WHEN INTERFACING TO MULTIPLE DATA MONITORS - A computer for use in the transfer and monitoring of data and a method of verifying the transfer of patient physiological data is herein disclosed. The computer comprises a display for displaying data, a controller for controlling the display of the data, a graphical user interface being disposed to display data, a first input device connected to the controller for entering data that is recorded and displayed by a data recording device and a second input device connected to the controller for entering data into the controller that is indicative of the spatial arrangement of the display of the data by the data recording device, wherein the controller uses the data indicative of the spatial arrangement of the display of data by the data recording device to display the data in the graphical user interface according to the data by the data recording device. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270913 | Methods, Media, and Devices for Providing a Package of Assets - Methods, media, and devices for providing a package of assets are provided. In some embodiments, methods of distributing a package of assets to a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: identifying the portable device; identifying an asset that correspond to the portable device and the package of assets; and transferring the asset and a definition of assets that corresponds to the package of assets to the portable device. In some embodiments, methods of presenting a package of assets on a portable device are provided, the methods comprising: providing information for identifying the portable device; receiving an asset and a definition of assets, wherein the asset corresponds to the portable device; and presenting the asset according to the definition of assets. | 10-30-2008 |
20080276183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WEB PAGE CO-BROWSING - A method and apparatus for extracting information from a web page on a standard end user browser without plug-ins, includes the steps of dynamically creating an element on a web page being viewed by an end user, copying at least a portion of the contents of the web page or form field values, and uploading the data to a target domain, wherein the target domain may be different from the domain of the web page. In co-browsing applications, the data uploaded is used to create a copy of the website for display to a third party. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282174 | Signing up to a person or entity - Various embodiments provide an individual with an ability to “sign up” or subscribe to an individual or entity so that they can automatically receive various content published by the individuals or entities. In at least some embodiments, sign up functionality can allow the individual to directly sign up to the person or entity. In yet other embodiments, sign up functionality is provided, at least in part, through the use of one or more services, such as a profile service. Using one or more services can obviate the need for an individual to remember sites, user names or log-in information while, at the same time provide the ability for the individual to synchronize content on their local computing device. In addition, using a profile service can provide an automatic, time-saving way to sign up to individuals or entities. In addition, in at least some embodiments, a user interface component is provided and serves to provide an aggregation view of information that is synchronized on the individual's local computing device. | 11-13-2008 |
20080294998 | NETWORK ENTITY, TERMINAL, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIDGITS INCLUDING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR ASSOCIATED WIDGETS - A network entity is provided and includes a processor that is configured to send a first widget to a mobile terminal. The first widget is associated with a second widget, and the mobile terminal is configured to present content of the first widget in a display of the mobile terminal and in a manner including a content item related to the second widget. The processor is therefore also configured to receive, from the mobile terminal, a request for the second widget based on the presentation of content of the first widget including the content item related to the second widget. Further, the processor is configured to send the second widget to the mobile terminal in response to the request, where the mobile terminal is configured to receive the second widget and present content of the second widget in the display. | 11-27-2008 |
20080301566 | Bitmap-Based Display Remoting - bitmap transfer-based display remoting by a server coupled to a client is described. Specifically, an application executing on the server implements operations to render a portion of a graphical user interface (GUI). The server decomposes corresponding rendering-based command(s) into simple bitmap raster operations commands. The server sends the bitmap-based commands to the client. The client, responsive to receiving the commands, respectively stores and draws bitmaps from an offscreen display surface, as directed by the server, to an onscreen display surface to present the GUI portion to a user. Logic at the client to store and present the GUI portion are independent of any client-implemented display remoting cache management logic. The client operations are also independent of determinations and processing of graphical object semantics beyond bitmap semantics. Such management and semantic determinations and processing are implemented and maintained respectively at and by the server. | 12-04-2008 |
20080307317 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND/OR COMMUNICATING WEB CONTENT - The present invention provides systems and methods for selecting and/or communicating web content. Systems and methods are disclosed for rendering object(s) in web pages movable by a user of a client device. The object(s) may further be selected for communication to one or more other device(s) and/or location(s). For example, the one or more other device(s) may include mobile devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants, pocket PCs, laptops, etc. In addition, the one or more other location(s) may correspond to a storage location in memory, a weblog, etc. The invention also discloses inserting a customizable window in the displayed web page for receiving selected object(s) and/or other personal text or information. Methods for performing business over a computer are also disclosed which include displaying advertisements relevant to the selected object(s) in the customizable window. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307318 | DATA PIVOTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER NETWORK ASSET MANAGEMENT - A method, system, and network include hardware and software for selecting data of a particular type relating to the management of resources associated to form a local area network of computer workstations and associated peripherals. The present disclosure automatically inventories computer workstations, peripheral devices, and related software associated to form said local area network. From such inventory, the presently disclosed method and system automatically monitors workflow and events occurring in the operation of said local area network and displays graphically on a host computer workstation a set of information relating to the operation of said local area network. The method, system, and network permit pivoting on selected portions of said information by searching and displaying data of a particular type relating to said selected portions of said information in response to the position of a computer screen cursor in proximity to said selected portions of said information. | 12-11-2008 |
20080307319 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD - An image-forming apparatus includes a web browser and is connectable to a network. The image-forming apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a menu request including identification information of the image-forming apparatus, a reception unit configured to receive a response to the menu request from a management server via the network, an execution unit configured to analyze and execute a processing command included in content of the response received by the reception unit, and a display unit configured to generate a display file by embedding a processing result of the processing command executed by the execution unit into the content of the response received by the reception unit and to display the display file via the web browser. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313548 | Systems and methods for activity-based control of consumer electronics - The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for activity-based control of multiple consumer electronic devices independent of a state of the consumer electronic devices. In an embodiment a remote control apparatus for controlling consumer electronic devices includes a user interface, a consumer electronic device interface, a transition-based controller and control logic. The transition-based controller generates transition commands to control multiple consumer electronic devices independent of keeping track of state information. A transition command includes a pre-defined sequence of consumer electronic device commands that can be transmitted to transition the consumer electronic devices from one user experience to another. A method for activity-based control of multiple consumer electronic devices independent of a state of the consumer electronic devices is also provided. | 12-18-2008 |
20090006978 | ADAPTIVE ARTWORK FOR BANDWIDTH- AND/OR MEMORY- LIMITED DEVICES - Methods and apparatuses for adaptive presentation of graphical representations. | 01-01-2009 |
20090019372 | FRAMEWORK FOR PERSISTENT USER INTERACTIONS WITHIN WEB-PAGES - A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for tracking user interactions comprising receiving a first request associated with a first user, to exchange a communication with a second user about one of a plurality of elements of a web-page, wherein the plurality of elements includes at least one of graphical elements and textual elements; in response to the first request, exchanging a communication between the first user and the second user; capturing the communication; storing an interaction object comprising the communication, wherein storing includes associating the interaction object with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page; and serving a modified version of the web-page to a third user; wherein the modified version specifies the interaction object being associated with the one of the plurality of elements of the web-page. | 01-15-2009 |
20090024931 | HOST APPARATUS, DEVICE AND METHOD TO SETUP FOLDER SHARE SERVICE - A host apparatus, a device, and a method to setup a folder share service. A controller to control displaying a user interface (UI) screen to select a device using the folder share service and a shared folder, and a UI screen to set permissions of the selected shared folder corresponding to at least one added user account and to set store options of a file to be stored to the shared folder in a display. A first communication portion transmits setup information of the user account to the device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090037825 | MODE-SWITCHING IN ULTRA MOBILE DEVICES - Arrangements for managing displays of ultra-mobile devices (UMD's). Automatically or manually, a small-mode interface on a UMD screen, wherein one application window is visible, is switched to a large-mode interface. | 02-05-2009 |
20090077471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WEBSITE CONTAINING VIDEO PLAYLISTS AS INPUT TO A DOWNLOAD MANAGER - Systems and methods for enabling the download of a set of media files with a specific order and specific contents and, more particularly, to enabling a download manager to automatically receive the information it requires to retrieve those elements required to replicate a streaming edit through local playback after the downloads complete. | 03-19-2009 |
20090106665 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION THEREIN - A mobile terminal, computer program product and method of displaying information therein are disclosed, by which data stored in the mobile terminal can be uploaded to a website to be shared. The present invention includes a camera for taking a picture, a memory for storing data, a wireless communication unit for transmitting the data, a display displaying the data stored in the memory, and a controller controlling the data transmitted among the data stored in the memory to be displayed by being discriminated from the data not transmitted. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106666 | File transfer method, file transfer apparatus, and file transfer program - A method for transferring a content data file stored in a storage unit from a file transfer apparatus to an external device is provided. The method includes displaying a file display window and a file transfer window on a display unit so that the file transfer window is viewable at any time, where the file display window includes at least one file identification image for identifying one of at least one data file and the file transfer window is used for receiving a request for transferring a data file to the external device, and, upon detecting a drag and drop operation of a file identification image displayed in the file display window into the file transfer window, reading the data file corresponding to the file identification image from the storage unit and writing the data file to the external device using a transfer processing unit of the file transfer apparatus. | 04-23-2009 |
20090125816 | USER INTERFACE FOR A DICOM TRANSFER CONFIGURATION - A graphic user interface as well as related methods and logic for a DICOM transfer configuration are provided. For example, a first image object corresponding to an origin node is provided. A second image object corresponding to a destination node is provided. The second image object includes an indicator associated with a DICOM transfer. At least one link image object is between the first image object and the second image object. The link image object is indicative of a potential DICOM transfer. The first, second, and link image objects are displayed in a user interface. The potential DICOM transfer is operable to be configured via the user interface. | 05-14-2009 |
20090164910 | Sharing of scheduling time-blocks - An apparatus includes a data processor, a memory that stores an electronic calendar application and an associated electronic calendar database that stores data representing at least one electronic calendar, a user interface and a transmitter. The data processor is configurable to operate with the electronic calendar application and to receive user input from the user interface to generate a time-block from the at least one electronic calendar and to send the time-block through the transmitter to a recipient electronic calendar application in another apparatus. The user enters at least one date and a start time and an end time for the at least one date into the user interface for use in generating the time-block. The apparatus may further include a receiver configurable to receive a time-block from another electronic calendar application residing in another apparatus, where the data processor is further configurable to create a new electronic calendar that includes calendar entries received in the time-block. The apparatus may further include a receiver capable to optionally acknowledging receipt and actions performed on a time-block by the receiver to the originating sender. | 06-25-2009 |
20090249219 | Providing a Shared Desktop Interface of Multiple Computer Terminals - Disclosed is a method, system, and computer-readable medium with executable code for viewing the operation of multiple client terminals from a single user interface of a server terminal. A buffer sharing logic of the server terminal and the client terminals is used to transmit and receive display data between the computers. The server terminal may use buffer sharing logic to cycle between desktop views or program windows of processes running on the connected client terminals. A user of the server terminal may select to view program windows of processes running on the connected client terminals, or a virtual extended desktop of the server terminal and connected client terminals. Once a program window or virtual extended desktop is chosen, the user of the server terminal may view the client terminal screen where the chosen desktop or window resides. | 10-01-2009 |
20090288016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING FULL-TRACK CONTENT MEDIA FILES FROM A SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER MOBILE DEVICE - The invention provides a method of transferring media, comprising receiving a selection from a user computer system over a network at a server computer system, transmitting a download page from the server computer system to the user computer system, the download page having a link, based on the selection, a full-track content media file being downloadable from the server computer system onto the user computer system when selecting the link, determining at the server computer system whether a mobile device can receive full-track content, and transmitting the full-track content media file from the server computer system to the mobile device in response to the selection, only if the mobile device can receive full-track content. | 11-19-2009 |
20100011301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT REMOTE APPLICATION PROVISION - A method of remotely providing an application includes identifying a visible portion of a first application window on a display of a client. A data stream corresponding only to the visible portion of the first application window is received. The received data stream is provided to the client such that the visible portion of the first application window is able to be presented on the display. | 01-14-2010 |
20100023875 | AUTOMATIC RENDERING OF USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to user interfaces and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for automatically rendering user interface elements based on predefined rules. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for automated rendering of user interface elements in a user interface can be provided. The method can include reading a plurality of rules, wherein each rule specifies criteria for automatic rendering of a user interface element in the user interface and receiving an attribute value via a data feed. The method can further include determining that the attribute value meets criteria for at least one rule and automatically rendering a user interface element in the user interface. The method can further include periodically rendering the user interface element in the user interface so as to reflect updated attribute values. | 01-28-2010 |
20100064230 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY DISPLAYING SCREEN FILES AND EFFICIENTLY HANDLING REMOTE OPERATOR INPUT - A system and method for remotely displaying screen files and for trapping a customized set of operator input is disclosed. A server generates and deploys a plurality of screen files to a remote client. The screen files each include a plurality of display control elements and a list of events to be trapped and forwarded to the server. The list of events may be optimized for each particular screen file. The remote client displays the plurality of display control elements and stores the list of events. For any event that occurs which is included in the list of events, such as a submit data event, the remote client sends data indicative of the event to the server. The server interprets the data indicative of the occurrence of the event, processes the event, and, if appropriate, generates and sends a command to update the displayed representation of the screen file. | 03-11-2010 |
20100064231 | System for Creating Associations Between Elements of a Message Application - A messaging application includes a user interface executable from a digital media on a computing system onboard or accessible to a computing appliance, the user interface enabling display and access to one or more message folders, a list of contacts, a calendar, and a message generation template, and a word tagging utility installed to and executable from the digital media and made accessible through the user interface. The application is characterized in that the word tagging utility is operable to tag functional elements of the message application to create associations between the tagged elements, the associations recognized by the messaging application in the performance of tasks involving the elements. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070875 | INTERACTIVE PROFILE PRESENTATION - Techniques, systems, and graphical user interfaces for presenting an interactive profile of a second entity to a first entity in an electronic communication (e.g., email, instant messaging, chat-room, etc.) application are disclosed herein. Data associated with a second entity is extracted from one or more non-dedicated sources external to the electronic communication. The extracted data is presented to a first entity as the interactive profile of the second entity in the electronic communication application. The interactive profile is also capable of acting as an electronic communication channel through which the first and second entities may communicate. | 03-18-2010 |
20100070876 | Self-Replicating Rich Media Interface - A rich media interface allowing a user to consume a variety of media, such as images, audio recordings, video recordings, and texts. The user's interactions with the media may be reported to a server. Through the rich media interface, the user may create a new copy of the rich media interface. The new copy of the rich media interface may be functionally equivalent to the copied rich media interface. The new copy may also report a user's interactions with the media. The reports received from both rich media interfaces may be distinguishable through the use of identifiers associated with each of the rich media interfaces. | 03-18-2010 |
20100095222 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION WORKFLOW - A method, apparatus and system for coordinated content distribution include identifying a respective content type and a destination for the content to be distributed, selecting a respective packaging service for packaging the content based on at least the content type and selecting a respective delivery service for distribution of the content based on at least the destination of the content. In various embodiments, when content is ready for packaging a request is communicated to the selected respective packaging service. Subsequently, a request for delivery is communicated to the selected delivery service for delivering the packaged content. The present invention provides an automated media distribution workflow that controls and monitors automated distribution tasks which are integrated with user driven tasks. | 04-15-2010 |
20100107087 | Messaging Interface Systems and Methods - Disclosed are systems and methods for delivering a plurality of sender messages and recipient messages on an interface. The interface can receive a first sender message, the first sender message being displayed in a first format on the interface so that the first sender message is graphically associated with a sender graphic. The interface can receive a second sender message being displayed in a second format on the recipient interface. A format can be any feature, characteristic, attribute and/or appearance of any kind of a sender's message or recipient's message. Also disclosed is a selection tool to allow the visualization of a conversation history for a particular individual by performing a selection command over the communication of that individual wherein when the selection tool provides a selection of the first sender message, the first sender message assumes the second format or a third format. | 04-29-2010 |
20100180209 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND HOST ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE METHOD - An electronic device managing method and system, and a host electronic device using the method are disclosed. The host electronic device may be connected to a plurality of client electronic devices. The host electronic device may perform file storage state management, remaining battery capacity management, and file reproduction management to integrally and efficiently managing the plurality of client electronic devices. The file storage state management includes managing file storage states corresponding to the memories of the plurality of client electronic devices. The remaining battery capacity management includes managing the remaining capacity of the batteries of the plurality of client electronic devices. The file reproduction management includes managing reproduction of at least one of the files stored in the plurality of client electronic devices. | 07-15-2010 |
20100192070 | Method and device for updating a language in a user interface - Method and device for updating a language in a user interface. The present invention concerns a first device ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100205536 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A VIRTUAL WHITE LINE (VWL) IMAGE FOR AN EXCAVATION PROJECT - Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. A limited access file comprising information relating to the marked-up image may be transmitted to at least one party associated with the at least one underground facility. | 08-12-2010 |
20100229101 | WEATHER INFORMATION IN A CALENDAR - A system receives location information from a user, retrieves weather information based on the received location information, retrieves calendar information associated with the user, and associates the weather information with the calendar information in a calendar application. | 09-09-2010 |
20100281394 | System and Method for Photo-Image Local Distribution - A system and method are provided for the local distribution of stored photo-images to wireless picture frames. The method interfaces a photo-image discovery device, having no dedicated display, to a display monitor presenting a menu of photo-image user prompt options originating from the photo discovery device. A photo-image from the storage site is selected, as well as a wireless picture frame destination. Then, the photo-image is wireless sent to the selected destination. In one aspect, the wireless picture frame is selected in response to discovery device movements. | 11-04-2010 |
20100281395 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE FILE TRANSFER - The present invention provides a method for transferring files between first and second computing devices. The method includes the steps of providing a first user interface associated with the first computing device; displaying a remote screen interface on the first user interface, the remote screen interface arranged to display at least one object associated with a file stored on the second computing device; and transferring the file associated with the at least one object to the first computing device, responsive to a user of the first computing device moving the object to a predetermined area of the remote screen interface. | 11-04-2010 |
20100281396 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING USER REPRESENTATIONS, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method is provided for monitoring a representation of a user in a virtual environment. The method includes: a step of continuous supervision of a state of transfer of data between a terminal of said user and an entity for management of said virtual environment; a step of adaptation of a behaviour of said representation following a modification of said data transfer state. | 11-04-2010 |
20100332996 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ACQUIRING INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATIONS FOR DISPLAY ON A USER INTERFACE - An approach is provided for acquiring information regarding installed applications on a user equipment. A request for information is received regarding one or more applications installed on user equipment in a category of applications. The request includes a respective unique identifier for the one or more applications. And, a transmission of the information is initiated including an icon corresponding to the one or more applications compiled using the respective unique identifier for the one or more applications | 12-30-2010 |
20110047480 | System and Method to aggregate users data that is spread all over the internet and show an uniform view in the form the user is most used to - This invention is a web based application that creates a private cloud for the user by bringing together portions of cloud based systems where the users assets (documents, emails, photographs etc.,) are stored. This system allows the users to move their files (and other assets) from one provider to another with ease as though all the assets are stored together. This invention removes the concept of cloud versus local assets by providing a seamless means to see and manage files irrespective of where they are stored. It also stores the relevant meta data on the assets so assets that are duplicated at different places can be easily identified and cataloged. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055721 | INDICATING UNAVAILABILITY OF AN UPLOADED VIDEO FILE THAT IS BEING BITRATE ENCODED - Techniques are described herein for indicating unavailability of an uploaded video file that is being bitrate encoded. For instance, upon a determination that the uploaded video file is being bitrate encoded, a graphical user interface may be provided that includes an interface element indicating that the uploaded video file is unavailable for processing except for the bitrate encoding. The interface element may be an icon, a textual message, or any other suitable interface element that is capable of indicating that the uploaded video file that is being bitrate encoded is unavailable. When the bitrate encoding is completed, the interface element may be automatically updated to indicate that the uploaded video file is available for processing. | 03-03-2011 |
20110107234 | SERVER PROVIDING CONTENT UPLOAD SERVICE, AND TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR UPLOADING CONTENT - A server providing a content upload service, and a terminal and a method of uploading content, wherein the server includes a communication unit that communicates with a user terminal; a storage unit that stores information about an Application Programming Interface (API) of a site for uploading content; and a controller that provides, to the user terminal, information about upload properties of at least one site to which a user desires to upload content, based on the information about the API. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107235 | PROVIDING PARTS OF CONTENTS FOR NETWORK DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a method which allows users to access a content provider server, select only a part of content and download or stream the selected part of content, over a network. | 05-05-2011 |
20110138299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUGGESTING DATA FOR TRANSFER - An approach is provided for suggesting data for transfer from an electronic data storage medium to another electronic data storage medium. An external device receives an input for specifying an amount of data to transfer from a first storage medium to a second storage medium. An external device also determines an available storage space in the second storage medium. Then, the external device generates, based on the input and the available storage space, a list of data to suggest for transfer from the first storage space to the second storage medium. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145724 | Multi-Screen Electronic Device and Reference Material Display Method Thereof - A multi-screen electronic device includes a first screen, a second screen, a storage unit, and a central processing unit electrically connected to the first and second screens and the storage unit. Also, a reference material display method applied to the multi-screen electronic device includes the steps of opening an e-book file stored in the storage unit and displaying contents of the e-book file on the first screen of the multi-screen electronic device; searching for a predetermined mark that is shown on the first screen; transmitting the predetermined mark to a predetermined website; and displaying contents sent back from the predetermined website on the second screen of the multi-screen electronic device. Thus, the reference material display method allows a user to read the e-book file compactly. | 06-16-2011 |
20110191691 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Generation and Management of Ancillary Media Content Alternatives in Content Management Systems - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided that include receiving, using one or more processors, first data and first metadata corresponding to first content. Second data or second metadata corresponding to second content is received, where the second content includes second data or second metadata not present in the first content. One or more options are provided to a user, where each respective option in the one or more options is for a combination of the first and the second content, where an aspect of the combination is determined by a criterion associated with the respective option. A selection of an option in the one or more options from a user is received, and access to a combination of the first and second content is provided as determined by the criterion of the option selected by the user. | 08-04-2011 |
20110225509 | Display, view, and operate multi-layers item list in web-browser with supporting of concurrent multi-users - Support end-user to view and operate computer system resources through logically organized graphically displayed multi-layered item lists (MLIL) has been fully realized on native window UI in user click based computer user work environment, which run on top of modern computer operating system such as Microsoft Windows system. To support such functionality on web browser based user interface (“UI”), the console support modules of a control management system (a web server) must provide mirrored image of the MLIL in memory for being graphically displayed in the user's web UI, where the MLIL is a logical organized structure for representing actual one or more computer resources information. The console support modules are required to provide immediate response to each user's actions of either viewing or operating the resources represented by the MLIL. The accomplishment of supporting end-user to view and operate computer system resources through logically organized graphically represented multi-layered item lists on web based UI is a giant step towards realization of the next generation of web based computer user work environment. | 09-15-2011 |
20110239128 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a data transmission method and system. The system includes a connection module for setting up a transmission path between a computer end and a device end, a display unit, a capture unit disposed at the device end for capturing an image of the screen including an icon, and a computing unit for recognizing the image to determine that the icon corresponding to an object is shown on the image. The method includes the steps of: displaying a screen including an icon at the computer end; capturing an image including an icon of the screen; recognizing the image to determine that the icon corresponding to an object is shown on the image; and transmitting the object from the computer end to the device end through the transmission path. The present invention does not require complicated operation at the computer end and improves convenience for the application. | 09-29-2011 |
20110252337 | Messaging and Presence Protocol as a Configuration and Management Bus for Embedded Devices - Techniques are provided herein for establishing at a network management server a presence on a network. A presence associated with one or more managed devices on the network is detected. An instant messaging (IM) session is established with the one or more managed devices. The IM session forms a virtual chat room for performing a management function on the one or more managed devices, and IM messages are sent that are configured to perform the management function on the one or more managed devices. Techniques are also provided herein for establishing on a network an enriched presence by a network management server that is configured to perform a management function via a presence function of a messaging and presence protocol. | 10-13-2011 |
20120036450 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDICATION OF COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLED DEVICE - A system, method and apparatus are described herein for communicatively coupling a communication device to a computing device. In one implementation, identification information of the communication device is transferred to the computing device. For example, the identification information can include wallpaper from the communication device that is loaded onto the computing device and displayed to identify the computing device. The method can include running a synchronization application on the computing device in response to a request for synchronization, retrieving a wallpaper file associated with a communication device, when the communication device is communicatively coupled to the computing device, and displaying the wallpaper file on a display associated with the computing device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036451 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING RECORDING MEETING CONTENTS - An electronic device includes a screen, a processor, and a storage unit. The storage unit stores one or more computerized instructions. The storage unit includes a meeting user interface (UI) module. The meeting UI module includes a meeting information display sub-module and an application control sub-module. The meeting information display sub-module is may display meeting subject item, an attendee contact list, and a file list on a desktop of the display screen. The application control sub-module may display shortcuts on the desktop of the display screen. The shortcuts are associated with a voice recording application, a note application, and a task editing application. | 02-09-2012 |
20120060100 | System and method for transferring media content - A system and a method transfer media content. An application may identify rendering devices in a network and/or may register with an events framework for media-related actions. The application may receive information for a media-related action which specifies media content and an action. The application may identify one or more of the rendering devices as capable of rendering the media content and may use a communication to direct the identified rendering device to render the media content. The identified rendering device may render the media content in response to the communication from the application. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066612 | DOWNLOAD BAR USER INTERFACE CONTROL - Various embodiments provide a download bar user interface control that is designed to help users maintain focus on their browsing activities, while offering notifications regarding a file download. In at least some embodiments, the download bar user interface control is non-modal and is presented at a location within the browsing field-of-view that is selected to reduce user distraction. Various embodiments also provide a download manager user interface that enables multiple download-related tasks to be performed. In at least some embodiments, the download manager user interface is presented responsive to input to the download bar user interface control. Further to some embodiments, the download bar user interface control can be closed responsive to the download manager user interface being presented and download-related notifications and options transferred from the download bar user interface control to the download manager user interface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072853 | Cooperative Drag and Drop - A method for communicating a data object between sending and receiving portable electronic devices ( | 03-22-2012 |
20120084665 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system for intelligent electronic information processing with cloud computing. The method and system include selecting one or more portions of a set of electronic information including any unwanted portions that have been reviewed and are to be eliminated from display. The selected portions are recorded on a cloud computing network in a cloud computing object thereby eliminating any unwanted previously reviewed portions of the set of electronic information from display with display of any additional sets of electronic information. The previously reviewed portions without the reviewed and unwanted portions are available to and across plural network devices and across plural login accounts anywhere on the cloud computing network. | 04-05-2012 |
20120096368 | CLOUD-BASED VIRTUAL CLIPBOARD - A system and method are disclosed for quickly and easily making data from one device available to other devices in a user's collection of computing devices. In one example, each of a user's computing devices includes a client-side clipboard application. A cloud clipboard service may be resident on a server to which each of the user's computing devices are operatively connected. Data from a local clipboard buffer on a user's computing device is automatically uploaded by the associated client-side clipboard application to the cloud clipboard service. Thereafter, the uploaded data it is automatically propagated to a user's other networked devices for use on those devices. Data from one user uploaded to the cloud clipboard service may also be propagated to the devices of one or more other users. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096369 | AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYING PHOTOS UPLOADED REMOTELY TO A DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME - Provided is novel computer enabled approach for loading pictures on to a digital picture frame, or on to a computer system functioning as a digital picture frame, via an Internet interface. The digital picture frame operates according to software instructions that when processed by a microprocessor or the like, downloads pictures over the Internet from using data storage software and displays them. In one embodiment, the digital picture frame, being an Internet-connected device with a processor capable of executing a variety of software programs and displaying images on a monitor, preferably including a touch screen input interface (ex. a “tablet” such as an Apple iPad), is used as part of a healthcare system for in-home healthcare providers. When the system is not being used for the provision of healthcare, it can display photos and videos which have been uploaded by the family and friends of the patient. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096370 | USER INTERFACE TO FACILITATE EXCHANGING FILES AMONG PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICES - A first processor-based device (PBD), such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may share a selected file with a second PBD. Media file-sharing may be facilitated by an automated technique including graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In one embodiment, when a device user wishes to transfer a file to another device, the user hovers the file over a particular desktop icon and drops it, causing it to be automatically transmitted to a corresponding destination. Optionally, in response to hovering, a software program automatically generates a GUI indicating potential destinations. The user then selects a destination, and the system automatically transfers the file to that destination. In another embodiment, media sharing can be initiated from a digital appliance, such as a digital picture frame, and a file can be sent to another PBD, such as another digital picture frame via an intermediary PBD. | 04-19-2012 |
20120102413 | CONTENT PRODUCTION - A method includes causing a display by a first device of a user interface containing a visual representation of content accessed from a source remote from the first device. Responsive to a user's selection of a first control associated with the user interface, a hard copy representation of the content is caused to be generated. Responsive to a user's selection of a second control associated with the user interface, an electronic file representation of the content is caused to be communicated to a second device remote from the first device. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110470 | TOUCH-BASED SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING DATA - Data transfer system. The system transfers data by touch from a first digital device to a second digital device and includes a first digital device having a touch screen along with a second digital device also having a touch screen. The first and second digital devices are connected to a network including a data storage cloud wherein the first digital device is programmed to copy a touched visual representation of a data item to the data storage cloud and wherein the second digital device is programmed to retrieve the data item from the data storage cloud when a paste-able area in the second digital device is touched. The first and second digital devices may be touch-enabled smart phones, tablet computers or other digital devices. | 05-03-2012 |
20120124481 | INTERACTING WITH A DEVICE - A method for communicating with a device including configuring a sensor to detect the device and a user interacting with the device through at least one gesture, identifying the device with a computing machine, and initiating a file transfer between the device and the computing machine in response to identifying the device and at least one of the gesture. | 05-17-2012 |
20120137228 | POINT-TO-POINT FILE TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND FILE TRANSMITTING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a point-to-point file transmitting device and a file transmitting method thereof, the point-to-point file transmitting device comprises: at least one first USB connecting unit, at least one second USB connecting unit, at least one micro-control unit, and a network transmission application, wherein the first USB connecting unit connects to a first host, the second USB connecting unit connects to a second host, and the network transmission application are respectively installed in the first host and the second host; so that, through the network transmission application, a network transmission channel is established between the first host and the second host used for files sharing and data transmission. Besides, by way of the file transmitting method, the files sharing and data transmission can be completed between the first host and the second host when the network transmission applications installed in the two hosts are executed. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137229 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DIGITAL IMAGES - A content distribution system includes a host server communicatively coupled to at least one data store, at least one user, and a network communicatively coupling the at least one user to the host server and the content. The host server includes instructions executable by a processor therein, and in response to such execution causes the host server to: provide sequence of digital images to the at least one user, wherein each of the digital images indicative of content in the at least one data store, and responsive to a selection of one of the digital images, distribute the content to the at least one user. | 05-31-2012 |
20120137230 | Motion enabled data transfer techniques - A method of transferring data between computing devices by way of asynchronous enablement is disclosed, the method comprising: receiving a user gesture input at a first computing device; receiving a user voice command; determining whether the user gesture input forms one of a plurality of different motion types; determining whether the user voice command matches a user-defined voice command; and one of the following: transferring data from the first computing device to a second computing device, in response to a determination that a second computing device is available for the reception of data, and transferring data from the first computing device to a server, in response to a determination that a second computing device is not available for the reception of data. | 05-31-2012 |
20120144315 | AD-HOC ELECTRONIC FILE ATTRIBUTE DEFINITION - Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to systems and methods for classifying, sorting, storing, managing, tagging, searching, organizing, and/or performing actions on files, folders and other electronic information using one or more data processing systems. | 06-07-2012 |
20120151376 | FILE TRANSMISSION METHOD - A file transmission method detects a predetermined sending operation carried out on an icon of a selected file, which is displayed on a touch screen of a first electronic device, and detects a predetermined receiving operation on touch screen of a second electronic device. The method establishes a connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, and sends the selected file from the first electronic device to the second electronic device, then displays the icon of the selected device on a blank region of the touch screen of the second electronic device. | 06-14-2012 |
20120166965 | DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH USER-TAILORED MUSIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER TOOLS - A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via the Internet or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Other exemplary embodiments allow users to become certified, charging them for services without requiring constant inputting of coinage or credit card information. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. | 06-28-2012 |
20120179976 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR FILE TRANSMISSION - Disclosed are an apparatus, method, and medium for providing a user interface for file transmission. The apparatus includes a motion perception (recognition) module perceiving (recognizing) a motion input to the user interface and identifying a position of the perceived (recognized) motion, a motion execution module executing a motion corresponding to the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion and modifying components of the user interface according to the executed motion, and a communication module transmitting a file to a transmission target based on the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion. The components of the user interface may include a file list region, a transmission target region, and an execution region. | 07-12-2012 |
20120198353 | TRANSFERRING DATA USING A PHYSICAL GESTURE - A system and method for making the transfer of data within a networked computing environment more intuitive is described. In one aspect, the disclosed technology performs a data transfer from an origin device to one or more target devices in response to one or more physical gestures. In some embodiments, the one or more physical gestures may include the physical action of shaking and/or pointing the origin device for the data transfer in the direction of a target device or an image associated with a target device. In some embodiments, a user of an origin device may initiate an indirect data transfer from the origin device to a target device by performing a particular physical gesture in the direction of an image associated with the target device. An indirect data transfer is one where the origin device utilizes an intermediary device in order to transmit data to one or more target devices. | 08-02-2012 |
20120198354 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit that receives management data including at least identification information of content data from a different device by using a first communication method. The apparatus also includes an output unit that outputs a first display based on the management information received by the first communication unit. Further, the apparatus includes a selection acceptation unit that accepts a selection of the content data according to a selection operation on the first display. The apparatus additionally includes a second communication that sends a request for the content data of which the selection acceptation unit accepts the selection to the different device and receives the content data corresponding to the request by using a second communication method whose communication range is wider than that of the first communication method. | 08-02-2012 |
20120210246 | Method, apparatus, system and computer program product for media management - A method for media management, said method comprising the steps of:
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20120216126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA AMONG COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for transferring data among computing environments include a method for transferring data items among a portion of a remote computing environment and a portion of a local computing environment using a presentation layer protocol. Data items are transferred during transfer cycles and upon the release of data objects into a destination computing environment. Transfer cycles may transfer data among local and remote computing environments, among more than one remote computing environment, and may further transfer in parallel with other transfer cycles. A first transfer cycle transferring a first data item continues to transfer the first data item when a second transfer cycle initializes and transfers a second data item during a portion of the first transfer cycle. Data operations may be performed on data items during the transfer of a data item, and data items may be compressed or segmented prior to transfer. | 08-23-2012 |
20120226996 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING COMMENT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method share a comment related to contents in a mobile communication terminal. In the method, a comment regarding a contents file that is being reproduced is received. A comment Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is read from a metadata storage space of the contents file. The comment regarding the contents file is stored in a storage space of the comment URL. | 09-06-2012 |
20120246573 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COPYING DATA - A particular method includes detecting a context switch to a first interface. In response to the context switch, data values from a plurality of data fields of the first interface may automatically be copied to a shared storage location. | 09-27-2012 |
20120272157 | FILE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A workflow file includes body data and information defining a user who can process the file. In a file processing system including a plurality of file processing devices each having a touch panel, when a first file processing device to which a first user who can process the workflow file logs in detects that a first gesture of identifying the workflow file and a second gesture of indicating a second user who will perform processing subsequently have been performed on the touch panel, the second user is identified based on the second gesture and the defining information, and a second file processing device corresponding to the second user is reported to that effect. When the second file processing device detects that a third gesture for making a request for processing of the workflow file has been performed, the second file processing device acquires the body data of the workflow file. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272158 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING DEVICES WHICH CAN BE TARGETED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION SESSION - Computer-based methods and devices for identifying devices and objects that can be targeted for the purpose of establishing a communication session are described. In an example embodiment, a mobile handset displays a visual indication of the location of devices in proximity relative to the location and orientation of the mobile handset. A mobile handset includes object recognition logic for determining when the mobile handset is targeting another device with which the mobile handset is authorized to communicate. In some cases, the targeted device may be a non-computing object serving as a proxy for another computing device. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOWING DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATIONS ACROSS THE SHARED BORDERS OF ADJACENT TOUCH SCREEN-EQUIPPED DEVICES - A user interface(s) in which the displays of different devices become “synchronized” when the devices are brought into close proximity with one another. One exemplary embodiment permits drag-and-drop procedures that originate on one device to be terminated on the other. Illustratively, the solution could be handled in the following manner:
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20120278728 | DOWNLOAD MONITORING IN A MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring downloading of media programs to media devices over a network. One exemplary method involves providing, to a message server communicating with the media device over the network, a download request for downloading the media program from a content source coupled to the network to the media device, receiving, from the message server, status information for the download of the media program by the media device, and providing, to a client device coupled to the network, the download status information received from the message server. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290942 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING DATA OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for playing data, played in a device connected with a portable terminal, in another device are provided. An apparatus for storing data of a peripheral device in a portable terminal includes a user interface (UI) managing unit and a data processing unit. The UI managing unit is configured to display, in the event of connection with a peripheral device, a UI for controlling data played in the peripheral device. The data processing unit is configured to copy the played data of the peripheral device through the UI and display a list of the copied data. The data processing unit is further configured to transmit data selected from the displayed list to another device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120311459 | FACILITATED CONTENT ITEM TRANSFER - Embodiments of methods, systems, and storage medium associated with content transfer between computing devices are disclosed herein. In one instance, the method may include a computing device providing a first session identifier to a first computing device; receiving a second session identifier from a second computing device; determining whether to establish a communication connection between the first and second computing devices, based at least in part on the first and second session identifiers; establishing the communication connection between the first and second computing devices based on the result of the determination; and in response to receiving, from the first computing device, an indication of an intent to transfer a content item, facilitating transfer of the content item from the first computing device to the second computing device via the communication connection. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317496 | WEBSITE OBJECT-REQUEST METHOD AND SYSTEM - A mobile computing device adapted to request to receive a plurality of objects comprising a website in a new order, the new order being different than an original order, wherein, at least a portion of the original order comprises an order provided from a base level website object. The new order for requesting to receive the plurality of objects is based on at least one of a plurality of metrics. The metrics comprise a depth of each of the plurality of objects, one or more children of the plurality of objects, an object type for each of the plurality of objects, whether a connection has been established with a domain servicing each of the plurality of objects, and when the connection was last established to the domain servicing each of the plurality of objects. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324368 | Object transfer method using gesture-based computing device - A file transfer method is operative in a mobile computing device having a display interface that supports gesture-based control operations. The mobile computing device includes a remote access client. One or more other computers associated with the user each maintain connections to a Web-based remote access service. The user desires to copy and/or move resources between first and second of his or her connected computers. According to the file transfer method, after receipt of data indicating a first gesture requesting a copy or move operation with respect to the resource in the file system, an overview of one or more target devices is displayed. The overview is a folder level view of all folders and files located on the target devices, which are the one or more other computers also having a connection (or capable of having a connection) to the Web-based remote access service. In addition to displaying the folder-level view, an additional display element is shown. This display element is a representation of the resource from which the copy or move operation has been requested. The display element is displayed as an overlay, and it is adapted to be selectively positioned (by the user) in the overview using a gesture. Thereafter, and upon receipt of data indicating a second gesture that has caused the representation to be positioned over an available transfer location within a computer connected to the Web-based remote access service, the copy or move operation is completed. | 12-20-2012 |
20120331394 | BATCH UPLOADING OF CONTENT TO A WEB-BASED COLLABORATION ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods of batch uploading of content to a web-based collaboration environment are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for receiving an upload request from a user through a user interface to upload multiple items and sequentially uploading each of the multiple items to the host server. In one embodiment, the user is able to navigate away from the user interface through which the upload request was submitted prior to completion of the uploading of each of the multiple items to the host server. In addition, the upload of the multiple items is not interrupted if the user accesses a link on the user interface causing another user interface to launch in a browser. | 12-27-2012 |
20130007631 | METHOD AND SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO ASSESS A FEE FOR COMMUNICATION FACILITATION REGARDING PUBLICATION INFORMATION - A method and system are configured to assess a fee for communication facilitation. An electronic publication system includes a publication module configured to generate a user interface. The user interface includes search result information associated with a first entity and communication initiation information associated with the first entity. The communication initiation information includes identification information configured to identify a contact module of the first entity. The communication initiation information may be selectable to facilitate communication with the first entity. The publication system also includes a receiving module configured to receive a lead data record from a communication system for communication between the first entity and a second entity via the contact module. The publication system also includes a fee assessment module configured to receive the lead data record and to assess a fee to the first entity. | 01-03-2013 |
20130014022 | NETWORK SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A first communication terminal includes a first communication device, a first touch panel for displaying motion picture contents, and a first processor for accepting input of a hand-drawing image. The first processor transmits a hand-drawing image input during display of the motion picture contents and start information for identifying a point of time when input of the hand-drawing image at the motion picture contents is started to a second communication terminal. The second communication terminal includes a second touch panel for displaying motion picture contents, a second communication device for receiving the hand-drawing image and start information from the first communication terminal, and a second processor for displaying the hand-drawing image from the point of time when input of the hand-drawing image at the motion picture contents is started on the second touch panel, based on the start information. | 01-10-2013 |
20130031484 | FILE TRANSFER APPLICATIONS - Devices, methods and products are described that provide file transfer applications. One aspect provides a method including opening a file transfer application on an information handling device having an internal storage device; providing a source display area indicating a source storage device; providing a destination display area indicating a destination storage device; responsive to movement of one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond a boundary separating said source display area and said destination display area, change one or more indications to indicate to a user a destination storage device to which one or more files is to be transferred, said changing further comprising modifying screen brightness of the source display area; and responsive to movement of said one or more file icons a predetermined threshold amount beyond said boundary, transferring said one or more files to said destination storage device. Other embodiments are described. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031485 | MOBILE BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DYNAMIC ADAPTOR - A system and method for delivering business intelligence content to one or more mobile devices from multiple source reporting systems comprise a dynamic adaptor utilizing a networking protocol. The dynamic adaptor comprises at least one source specific adaptor that abstracts interaction with the at least one source reporting system and generates the result in a common format as metadata. A metadata manager is employed for storing, processing, and retrieving an information describing the at least one metadata from the at least one source specific adaptor. A presentation engine combines the metadata with the information from the at least one source specific adaptor that corresponds to an object selected by a user. The common report metadata is utilized to retrieve the at least one information from the metadata manager and to selectively combine with the metadata when the user requests for the previously retrieved information. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031486 | PUSHED CONTENT NOTIFICATION AND DISPLAY - Presenting content within an application on a device is disclosed. Receiving notification of new content within an application at a device is disclosed. Presenting the received notification at the device is disclosed. Receiving a selection of the notification, and displaying the new content in the screen directly following receiving the selection of the notification are disclosed. Notification can be received outside the application, e.g., by posting notification on a social network, posting notification to a web site, and posting a message to a user's avatar in a virtual world. A selection can be received while the device is offline, in which case the new content displayed is that content stored on the device. | 01-31-2013 |
20130042183 | DATA SHARING SOFTWARE PROGRAM UTILIZING A DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATION AND SPRING-LOADED PORTAL - Embodiments include a program for transferring of data from a source computer to a location on a target computer utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and a spring-loaded portal. I/O devices are monitored for mouse input that includes coordinates of a mouse pointer. Whether an end-user is utilizing the mouse pointer to perform the drag-and-drop operation is determined. The spring-loaded portal is expanded from a closed position to an open position. A screen snapshot image of the location on the target computer is retrieved and overlaid on the spring-loaded portal. The transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer is executed, wherein the location on the target computer is previewable at the source computer through the spring-loaded portal. Whether to abort the transferring of data is determined. The spring-loaded portal is minimized from the open position to the closed position. | 02-14-2013 |
20130042184 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT DATA - Methods and systems for transmitting data are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable electronic device comprises a processor-implemented user interface module to cause the presentation of a first information field to a user as part of a graphical user interface in the portable electronic device, and to receive information entered or data identification in the first information field. A data transmitting module commences transmitting the information entered or the data identified over a network in response to the user interface module detecting that the user has navigated away from the first information field. | 02-14-2013 |
20130067350 | USER TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING APPLICATION OF THE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a data transceiver accepts a new application file, and a setting information processor transfers and copies setting information described in a setting information area of an existent application file, to a corresponding setting information area of the new application file. | 03-14-2013 |
20130080912 | NETWORK CONTACT MANAGEMENT - A contact management method and system is provided. The method includes presenting, by a computer processor via a dashboard of a graphical user interface, a user name icon associated with a user. The computer processor presents a list of names associated with users and receives a selection for a first contact name. A file sharing option between the user and a user associated with the first contact name is enabled. The computer processor receives a selection for a second contact name and in response presents an internal network contacts map comprising the user name icon connected to the first contact name via a first link and the user name icon connected to the second contact name via a second link. The first link comprises an attribute indicating the file sharing option and the second link comprises an attribute indicating that the file sharing option is not enabled. | 03-28-2013 |
20130086482 | DISPLAYING PLURALITY OF CONTENT ITEMS IN WINDOW - A web server computer comprises a memory configured to store a plurality of content items, each content item having tags representing the subject matter of the content items. A processing circuit is configured to receive a request from a user for a resource locator associated with a first content item, transmit the first content item to the user for display in a window containing the first content item, identify at least one tag associated with the first content item, search the database using the at least one tag to identify a second content item, and transmit the second content item to the user for display within the same window as the first content item. | 04-04-2013 |
20130097525 | DATA TRANSFERRING METHOD USING DIRECTION INFORMATION AND MOBILE DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of transferring data between a first mobile terminal and a second terminal, the method includes displaying an object on a display unit of the first mobile terminal; receiving an input of a directional gesture on the displayed object; and transmitting the object to the second mobile terminal based on the input gesture, when the first mobile terminal and the second terminal are in a predetermined directional range with respect to each other. | 04-18-2013 |
20130104051 | UNIFIED DESKTOP BIG BROTHER APPLICATION POOLS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111353 | MEDICAL COORDINATION SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20130117686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THE CONTENT OF AN INTERNET WEB PAGE - A host Web page includes an evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering user data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog box, the first revolution is replaced with a second revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box without disturbing or affecting any other part of the host Web page being displayed. Beneficially, the first and second revolutions may be communicated to a user computer together with and at a same time as the host Web page. Also, the second revolution may include a variety of data which is selected or customized to match the user data submitted in the first revolution. Each revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box may be comprised of any combination of general textual data entry fields, category (pull-down) menus, contact information data entry fields, and opt-in/opt-out buttons. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117687 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THE CONTENT OF AN INTERNET WEB PAGE - A host Web page includes an evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering user data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog box, the first revolution is replaced with a second revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box without disturbing or affecting any other part of the host Web page being displayed. Beneficially, the first and second revolutions may be communicated to a user computer together with and at a same time as the host Web page. Also, the second revolution may include a variety of data which is selected or customized to match the user data submitted in the first revolution. Each revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box may be comprised of any combination of general textual data entry fields, category (pull-down) menus, contact information data entry fields, and opt-in/opt-out buttons. | 05-09-2013 |
20130125013 | Distributed media player branding - Distributed media player branding is described, including receiving a request indicating retrieval of data associated with a media player, the request being sent from another media player, retrieving the data associated with the media player by the another media player, the data being configured to present at least a portion of a brand associated with the media player on a display used by the another media player, and presenting the at least the portion of the brand on the display used by the another media player. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125014 | METHOD OF TRANSITIONING CONTENT ON USER DEVICES - A method and system for micro-cloud computing is described. An application serving node, which is a specifically configured piece of customer premises equipment such as a set-top box, is the server for a micro-cloud network. Various user devices that form part of the micro-cloud network, such as television sets and smart phones, communicate with the application serving node. The application serving node is configured with software that allows various heterogeneous types of data to be obtained and streamed to the user devices in multiple ways. The application serving node performs much of the processing necessary for such content streaming itself and thus represents an edge-based network architecture. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125015 | AUTOMATED DATA DELIVERY SYSTEMS - The Automated Data Delivery Systems (ADDS) are two delivery systems designed to either deliver specific data to customer computers over a network, e.g., the Internet, or from one application program to another. In both cases the user computer requesting data delivery can either have a special automatic data reception capability or receive the data without screening. In particular, ADDS are systems that allows a data delivery services to be offered on the Internet or an Intranet between two sites or offered between an Internet site and a User Computer. In addition the ADDS invention includes a modification to existing or future application programs that allow the program to deliver specified data, in the format specified by the user, to the location specified by the user, and at a schedule specified by the user. In the case of Internet delivery the Website might charge a specified price for the delivery service. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTENT BETWEEN DEVICES - A system and a method for transferring content between devices are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, users lay their electronic devices (such as content reading devices, mobile tablets or smart phones) side by side and use a touch screen to “slide” or “swipe” digital content (e.g., via finger swiping of a book cover) from one device to the other. The devices automatically pair with one another based on certain pairing criteria detected contemporaneously with slide or swipe of digital content. If the pairing criteria are satisfied, the digital content is transferred. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125017 | SELECTIVE SENDING OF PORTIONS OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT - A user of a handheld communication device selects in a foreground process portions of an electronic document. In a background process a new document is prepared that comprises the selected portions. The user selects the address for forwarding the new document, and the new document gets sent in a background process. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125018 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT-SHARING, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL AND CONTENT-SHARING SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for controlling | 05-16-2013 |
20130145281 | Data sending and receiving system related to touch screen - A data sending program in a first microprocessor system of a data sending intelligent instrument includes a sending action command judging program. If the sending action command judging program judges that an action for operating an image by a user matches a preset data transmitting command, data corresponding to the image is transmitted. A data receiving program preset in a second microprocessor system of a data receiving intelligent instrument includes a receiving action command judging program. If the receiving action command judging program judges that an operating action by the user matches a preset data receiving command, the data is received. The image corresponding to the data received is generated in a page which the use executes the operating action on. Instead of executing operations by the user in prior art, the program controls a sending and receiving process and executes the operations. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151985 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE - A data processing method includes generating statistical data according to data stored in a database; displaying a dialog window on a display screen, the dialog window including at least one block linked to at least one predetermined public address; and selecting the at least one block for uploading the statistical data to the at least one predetermined public address. | 06-13-2013 |
20130167039 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT TO USERS IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE SYSTEM - A system and method and computer program product for the operation thereof to configure the system for delivering content to users of a collaborative workspace. The system comprising: servers configured to be capable of communicating with a plurality of user-operated client devices over a network and to provide a collaborative workspace service by hosting collaborative workspaces accessible by a plurality of users of said client devices, wherein the collaborative workspace service provides users with access to user-generated content and wherein the one or more servers have access to user data pertaining to the users of the collaborative workspace, the servers being configured to be operable to perform at least one of: generating content identification data indicative of items of user-generated content accessible using the collaborative workspace service; and monitoring the interaction of a user with user-generated content accessible using the collaborative workspace service and generating collaboration data indicative thereof. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167040 | SELECTIVELY TRANFERRING IMAGE DATA FROM USER EQUIPMENT TO EXTERNAL DEVICE - Described embodiments provide a method and user equipment for selectively transferring image data from user equipment to a coupled external device. The method may include determining whether user equipment is coupled to an external device, receiving selection inputs from a user for selecting at least one of applications installed in the user equipment when the user equipment is determined as being coupled to the external device, and selectively transferring image data produced in the user equipment based on the selected application. The method may further include controlling the coupled external device to display the transferred image data on a display unit of the coupled external device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174048 | TECHNIQUES FOR GUIDED ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM FROM A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Techniques for guided access to an external distributed file system (DFS) from a database management system (DBMS) are provided. A user access a graphical user interface (GUI) to interactively define a search on an external DFS. The search and any filtering conditions are processed on the external DFS and results are imported to the DBMS and mapped to a table in the DBMS for manipulation and access by the user within the DBMS. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174049 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTUITIVE MULTITASKING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for intuitive multitasking. In the context of a method, a method is provided that includes causing a first user interface associated with a first device, a first application, or a first view of a single application to be presented, the first user interface defining an initial user interface area. The method further includes causing a second user interface associated with a second device, a second application, or a second view of the single application to be presented, the second user interface being at least partially within the initial user interface area. The method may also include causing the first user interface to be presented concurrent with the second user interface so as to define a resized user interface area that is smaller than the initial user interface area and is at least partially within the initial user interface area. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNLOADING THIRD PARTY CONTENT WITHIN THE SAME WEB PAGE CONTEXT - An approach is presented for enabling users to download third party content within the same web page context. A content access module determines a request for causing a downloading of content associated with a webpage rendered at a device, wherein the content is hosted at at least one content store. A rendering of information associated with the content, the downloading of the content, or a combination thereof from the at least one content store as a sub-element of the webpage, is caused. The content access module then determines to cause, at least in part, the downloading of the content to the device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof within a context of the webpage. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174051 | BUNDLING CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY INTO DATA THAT IS REFERENCED BY A TAG - There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving digital content, (b) providing, via a first user interface, a template that lists a plurality functions, (c) receiving a communication that indicates an enabled function from the plurality of functions, (d) storing the digital content and the enabled function, as data in a database, (e) transmitting a link to access the data in the database, and (f) generating a second user interface to display the digital content and perform the enabled function. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191757 | TRANSITIONING VIDEO BETWEEN TELEVISION AND TABLET COMPUTER OR THE LIKE - A plurality of icons are displayed on a companion device having a touch screen interface; the icons can be manipulated by the touch screen interface, and each of the plurality of icons represents a different one of a plurality of audiovisual assets which can be viewed on an external audiovisual device. An input gesture on the touch screen interface is obtained from a user of the companion device, wherein a given one of the icons is flicked in a manner associated with the external audiovisual device. Responsive to the obtaining of the gesture, a signal is dispatched from the companion device. The signal causes the external audiovisual device to access a given one of the plurality of audiovisual assets associated with the given one of the icons. Techniques for other than touch screen devices, and techniques to obtain programs on the companion device, are also provided. | 07-25-2013 |
20130205219 | SHARING SERVICES - Apparatuses and methods relating to content sharing are described. In one embodiment, a match between content type and one or more content services determine what content sharing services are displayed. In one embodiment, content sharing is accessible to all applications in an operating system. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205220 | TIMER-BASED INITIATION OF SERVER-BASED ACTIONS - This description relates to methods for initiating a server-based action using a timing mechanism. Furthermore, the description relates to the implementation of the aspects and embodiments of the method for initiating a server-based action described herein in hardware or software, or a combination thereof. The description suggests a mechanism to trigger the delayed execution of a server-based action based on hovering over interactive elements in a graphical user interface. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205221 | FACILITIES CONTROLLING DEVICE, SCREEN DISPLAYING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A facilities controlling device includes a file acquiring portion that acquires a screen file from a storing portion and acquires a corresponding image file, display script file and processing script file from the storing portion, a data processing portion that acquires, from a device, device data corresponding to data identifying information in the screen file acquired by the file acquiring portion, and performs data processing on the acquired device data based on a processing script in the processing script file corresponding to the device data obtained by the file acquiring portion, and a display processing portion that displays, in a screen, the device data produced by the data processing portion and a symbol of the image file acquired by the file acquiring portion, based on the display script in the display script file acquired by the file acquiring portion. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC AND OTHER FORMS OF USEFUL INFORMATION - The present invention relates generally to the field of telecommunications systems and methods. More specifically, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for identifying and/or distributing music and other types of useful information for users in a very simple and convenient manner. A variety of systems and methods are disclosed which provide users with quick and convenient access to various forms of information, such as, for example, audio information including music and news items as well as coupons and other information. The systems and methods allow users to store data representative of a time of transmission and preferably a source of transmission so that data of interest may be identified for ordering an/or downloading. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205223 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZED MUSIC SELECTION AND DISTRIBUTION - Systems and methods for the customized selection and distribution of digital music are described herein. In one embodiment, a method of selecting and delivering music to a user includes creating an annotated record of one or more digital music tracks by performing a waveform analysis to determine characteristics of the one or more digital music tracks, associating a plurality of global music factors with the one or more digital music tracks, and associating a plurality of population music factors with the one or more digital music tracks. The method further includes receiving one or more user characteristics, selecting one or more digital music tracks for delivery by matching the one or more user characteristics against information in the annotated record of the one or more digital music tracks, and delivering the one or more digital music tracks to the user. | 08-08-2013 |
20130219288 | Transferring of Communication Event - A system and method for transferring a communication event for example a voice or video call between a remote user device and a first user device, from the first user device to an alternate device is described. The method comprises capturing with a visual motion recognition component a first input from a user of the first user device, the first input being a physical gesture made by the user to indicate a desire to transfer the communication event. A set of user devices in physical proximity to the user is detected, and a second input is received from the user to select one of the set of devices as the second device. The communication event can then be transferred to the alternate, second device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219289 | Real Transfer by means of electronic devices - Real Transfer allows to transfer money or another measurable commodity between two mobile devices, and to visualise this action in a way representing physical decanting of liquid between two vessels. The transfer may be carried out between a mobile device equipped with a mechanism of specifying a position in space (a gyroscope, acceleration sensor) and another mobile device or computer. The funds are transferred by means of a gesture of decanting the liquid from one device to another. On the basis of the position of the device, the speed and quantity of the transferred commodity is specified while the funds are being transferred. Both the sending and the receiving device must be equipped with a mechanism of wireless communication, e.g. WIFI or Bluetooth. The devices must also have access to the Internet in order to ensure connection with the application server. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA BY USING WIDGET WINDOW - A system and method of transmitting data by using a widget window are provided. A method of transmitting, by a first device, a file by using a widget window includes selecting a file stored in the first device, and moving the file to the widget window, when the file is moved to the widget window, displaying a device selection list, and, when at least one device is selected from the device selection list, providing the file to the selected device, wherein the file is provided to the selected device via a second device that is connected with the first device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130219291 | PROVIDING ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF FILTERED CALENDARS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing electronic distribution of filtered calendars. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving control data. The control data may be configured to indicate a portion of master calendar data a user designates to transmit. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include filtering the master calendar data based on the control data to create filtered calendar data and transmitting the filtered calendar data. | 08-22-2013 |
20130239014 | FILE TRANSFER METHODOLOGY FOR A DESKTOP SHARING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented system and related operating methods are provided. The system has a plurality of devices including at least a publisher device and a viewer device. On operating method of the system begins by initiating a desktop sharing session between the publisher device and the viewer device. The method continues by establishing a data communication connection between the publisher device and the viewer device to support the desktop sharing session, wherein virtual display data representing displayed content of the publisher device is received by the viewer device using the data communication connection. During the desktop sharing session, the a copy of a designated item is received at the viewer device via the data communication connection, wherein the designated item is shared by the publisher device. | 09-12-2013 |
20130254676 | MULTI-REGION INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - A multi-region interactive display is provided. In some embodiments, a multi-region interactive display includes a display including a plurality of display regions, the display configured to provide content in at least a first display region and a second display region; a processor configured to select content for display in at least one of the display regions; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions, in which the first display region and second display region are configured so that when a first user interacts with the first display region, a second user's view of the second display region is at least partially visible. | 09-26-2013 |
20130263012 | DOWNLOAD QUEUE AS PART OF USER INTERFACE LIBRARY VIEW FOR ON-DEMAND CONTENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes an on-demand content management system detecting a user request for a content library view and displaying, in response to the request, the content library view in a graphical user interface, the content library view including a list of entries graphically representing a plurality of on-demand content instances included in a library of on-demand content, the list of entries comprising a first set of one or more entries representing one or more on-demand content instances included in the library and in a download queue and a second set of one or more entries representing one or more other on-demand content instances included in the library but not in the download queue, wherein a position of the first set of entries is prioritized over a position of the second set of entries in the list of entries. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268864 | DIRECT FILE TRANSFER WITHOUT SENDING REQUESTED FILE THROUGH REQUESTING DEVICE - A requesting device can browse global file repositories and select a file in a source to be copied to a target directly without having to pass the file through the requesting device. A servlet-established controller can manage and monitor the process. | 10-10-2013 |
20130283186 | FILE UPLOADING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR FAST FILE LOCATION - A computerized file uploading method uploads files from an electronic device to a target device. When a target file stored in the electronic device is needed to be uploaded to the target device, a user is notified to input attribute information of the target file. Files that match with the attribute information inputted by the user are searched from a storage of electronic device, and are displayed through a display device of the electronic device for the user to select the target file to be uploaded. When the target file is selected, the target file is uploaded to the target device through a connection between the electronic device and the target device. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283187 | SHARING FILES ON A COMPUTER THROUGH USE OF URIS - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a computing event with respect to a file stored in a data repository of a personal computing device. An assignor component automatically assigns a uniform resource identifier to the file responsive to the receiver component receiving the computing event with respect to the file, wherein at least a portion of content of the file is reviewable by way of a web browser through utilization of the uniform resource identifier. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290866 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal comprises a wireless communication unit, a display ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130298034 | DELAYED COMMAND SERVICING IN AN APPLICATION EXECUTED ON A NETWORK ACCESSIBLE DEVICE - Apparatus and method for managing applications in a network accessible device. In accordance with some embodiments, an application stored in a local memory of a network accessible device is executed to provide an interactive display for a user of the device. An interactive content item is presented to the user on the display during the execution of the application. An interaction command is cached in a memory responsive to selection of the interactive content item by the user. The stored command is thereafter executed responsive to receipt of an indication that the user has terminated execution of the application. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305163 | Screen and Associated File Sharing - Sharing files associated with an application screen is provided. A selection of a user interface window may be received on a computer. The user interface may include a view of a file previously opened by an application generating the user interface window. The user interface window including the view of the previously opened file may be shared by the computer with one or more viewers. The computer may then share the previously open file with the one or more viewers while continuing to share the user interface window. The computer may choose to represent the view in any way and associate with the file (i.e., backing data) to be rendered in an alternative way. | 11-14-2013 |
20130326361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES - A mobile application in communication with a mobile message server is disclosed. The mobile application enables users to have a conversation utilizing a media format selected from at least video and audio based on sensor feeds from a mobile device. Configurable tiles of message destinations is overlaid over a recorded message for a user to select. The mobile message server stores each media message for streaming to mobile devices. Conversion and reformatting of the media messages may be performed prior to streaming. | 12-05-2013 |
20140006966 | Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products For Navigating Through a Virtual/Augmented Reality | 01-02-2014 |
20140006967 | CROSS-APPLICATION TRANSFERS OF USER INTERFACE OBJECTS | 01-02-2014 |
20140013238 | FILE TRANSFER METHOD AND DEVICE - A file transfer method for use in a mobile terminal, including: obtaining a file specification corresponding to a first file stored in a network disk; and displaying the obtained file specification in a local gateway interface of the mobile terminal, the gateway interface being located in a same display interface as a file interface of the mobile terminal for display of locally stored files. | 01-09-2014 |
20140013239 | DATA SHARING BETWEEN SMART DEVICES - Data sharing between networked smart devices is discussed. One embodiment of the present disclosure pertains to a method for data sharing with one or more associated smart devices via a network. The method comprises displaying, on a display unit of the smart device, an image for each one of the associated smart devices within coverage of the network and an image of shared data. The method also comprises effecting a change in a first image for a first smart device of the associated smart devices when the first smart device is targeted as a target device for the data sharing. The method further comprises communicating the shared data with the first smart device via the network when, on the display unit, the image of the shared data is moved to or from a domain of the first image of the first smart device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019874 | Method and Device for Sending File Data - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a device for sending file data. The method comprises: obtaining a shift that is relative to an initial position of a to-be-sent file and is generated when a representative to-be-sent file shifts in a display area; determining whether a position of the to-be-sent file after the shift exceeds a preset position; and if the position of the to-be-sent file after shifting reaches or exceeds the preset position, sending the to-be-sent file to a corresponding receiving terminal. | 01-16-2014 |
20140026067 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MOVEMENT OF WEB OBJECT BASED ON INTENT - A method and apparatus for processing movement of a web object based on an intent is provided. A secondary device may receive a request for movement of a web object, may request information for movement of the web object, may receive the information, and may render the web object based on the information. To process the movement of the web object, a web server may generate movability information of the web object movable in a web page. The web server may insert a link indicating the movability information in a header of the web page, and may transmit the web page including the link to a primary device. | 01-23-2014 |
20140026068 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF DISPLAY DEVICE BY MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of controlling a screen display of an external display device by a mobile terminal, including when a connection between the mobile terminal and the external display device is performed, transmitting image data to the external display device and displaying an image displayed in the mobile terminal in the external display device, and when a selection command for one of objects included in the image data is input in the mobile terminal, moving a position of the image displayed in the external display device and then controlling such that the image is displayed together with an image of the object for the selection command. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033066 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING FILE - Disclosed in the present invention are a method and a device for uploading and downloading files, which belongs to the technical field of computers. The method for uploading files includes, judging whether a local file which is dragged and stopped by a user is entering an activation area of a network file folder, prompting the user to choose whether the user confirms uploading the local file to the network file folder or not if it is, uploading the local file to the network file folder if a confirming uploading information chosen by the user according to the prompt is received. The method for downloading files includes, judging whether a network file dragged and stopped by the user is entering an activation area of a local file folder, prompting the user to choose whether the user confirms downloading the network file to the local file folder or not if it is, downloading the network file to the local file folder if a confirmation of downloading chosen by the user is received according to the prompt. The invention makes the user achieve the uploading or downloading tasks by using only one drag action, which leads to fewer response steps by user and more efficient. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040762 | SHARING A DIGITAL OBJECT - A system and method for sharing a digital object on a device with another device or service. A user request to associate at least one edge region of a display on a device with another device or service is received. In response to the request, the at least one edge region of the display on the device is associated with the other device or service. An input gesture comprising a movement from a first location on the display towards the at least one edge region of the display is received. A digital object associated with the first location is sent to the other device or service in response to the input gesture. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040763 | MANAGING ACTIVE GUI ELEMENTS REMOTELY - A method, system or computer usable program product for selectively forwarding activated graphical user interface (GUI) elements from a source system to a remote device for user interaction including configuring the source system for selectively forwarding to the remote device activated GUI elements that are for front of screen display on the source system, receiving user preferences for GUI elements to forward to the remote device, in response to a user request, identifying an activated GUI element for front of screen display on the source system and related information that meets the user preferences, and forwarding only the identified GUI element and related information to the remote device for interaction with the user. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AN ANIMATION TO CONFIRM DESIGNATION OF AN IMAGE FOR SHARING - Techniques to allow for ease of use of a photo browsing interface of a social networking system. In an embodiment, a designation of a first image for sharing is received from within a view. A first animation indicating that the first image has been designated for sharing is displayed. The displaying may comprise miniaturizing a copy of the first image. The miniaturizing may proceed from a first location within the view to a second location within the view. The first location may be associated with at least one of a center of the view and an option to designate the first image for sharing. The second location may be associated with a message compose option. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AND CONTROLLERS THEREFOR - Systems and methods of multi-participant interactive experiences are disclosed. Participants located location can interact with one another and share gaming, educational and other experiences. The system includes a coordination node to coordinate experiences between participants and one or more of interactive nodes. At each interactive node there is a main display that shows shared information to each of the participants and to other viewers. Each of the participants also uses a personal controller such as a smart phone which has a personal display. Information that is specific to the participant can be displayed on the personal controller. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040766 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method is provided for enabling sharing of data. The method comprises defining a sharing region corresponding to a portion of a surface of an apparatus. The method further comprises enabling sharing of data with an external device in response to user input associating the data with the sharing region. | 02-06-2014 |
20140053078 | SHARING CONTENT WITH NEARBY DEVICES - Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for sharing content with a nearby device. A system is configured receive, from a sending device, a request to share content, wherein the request comprises location information associated with a location of the sending device and content characteristics, determine, based on the location information and the content characteristics, that one or more receiving devices are within a proximity threshold of the location of the sending device and are capable of loading content associated with the content characteristics, receive, from the sending device, a selection of a receiving device from the one or more receiving devices and content to be shared, and provide the content to be shared to the selected receiving device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053079 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY BASED INPUT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for transferring information items between communications devices. A source device detects a selection input by an input object. Direction of movement of the input object is detected after the selection input. A target device is identified on the basis of the direction of movement of the input object. The target device is connected for transferring an information item associated with the selection input. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053080 | DATA COMMUNICATION IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The invention relates to an electronic device ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140075329 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELATED TO EVENT - A method and a device for transmitting information related to an event are provided. The method includes acquiring, by an event information acquirer, event information related to the event that occurs due to a connection of a device to a counterpart device through a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), acquiring, by an additional information acquirer, additional information related to the event, displaying, by a service list display unit, a list of services corresponding to a type of the event based on the event information and the additional information, selecting at least one service from the displayed list of services based on a user input, and transmitting the event information and the additional information to a server that provides the selected service. | 03-13-2014 |
20140082519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILE SHARING IN A NETWORK - A method for transferring files from a first mobile electronic device to one or more second mobile electronic devices. The method includes detecting a contact with a screen of the first mobile electronic device at an icon in a user interface of the first mobile electronic device, where the icon represents a file to be shared. The method further includes triggering transferring of the file when one of the following actions is detected: a swinging of the first mobile electronic device while contact with the screen is maintained; a flicking gesture to flick the icon toward a sharing area in the user interface; or a dragging of the icon to the sharing area and a releasing of the contact. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089813 | RANKING OF USER FEEDBACK BASED ON USER INPUT DEVICE TRACKING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium for obtaining first position information of a first user interaction with a multimedia content item that is presented at a first time to the first user in a presentation area on a first computer device; obtaining, in response to obtaining the first position information, second position information of a second user interaction with the multimedia content item that was presented at a second time to a second user in a presentation area on a second computer device, the second time occurring before the first time; calculating a correlation score that is indicative of the relatedness of the second user interaction to the first user interaction; and in response to the correlation score meeting a threshold value, providing a first data set provided by the second user and associated with the first user interaction to the first user. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096030 | CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL APPARATUS, SERVER, CONTROLLED APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM - A smartphone includes: an image display section for displaying images in such a manner as to be selectable by a user, each of the images being associated with (i) specifying information for specifying a cleaning robot and (ii) instruction information for instructing the cleaning robot to execute a predetermined process; and a process instruction section for transmitting, in a case where the user selects at least one of the images thus displayed, image information (2) indicative of said at least one of the images to a server, so as to cause the cleaning robot specified by specifying information associated with said at least one of the images to execute a predetermined process that is instructed by instruction information associated with said at least one of the images. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101565 | Capturing and Sharing Visual Content via an Application - Systems and method for capturing content for sharing are disclosed. In some aspects, a content capturing application is instantiated on a first computing device. A visual output providing application is instantiated for execution within the content capturing application. The visual output providing application does not execute independently of the content capturing application. The visual output providing application is configured to display an image. The image displayed by the visual output providing application is provided for presentation via the first computing device. At least a portion of the image displayed by the visual output providing application is captured via operation of the content capturing application. The captured at least the portion of the image displayed by the visual output providing application is transmitted via a network to a second computing device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101566 | FILE MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFER USING USER INTERFACE ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATIONS - A method performed by a user device includes receiving a request to open a first application associated with a selected file; retrieving, in response to the request, information regarding a user interface (UI) associated with the first application via which multiple operations on the selected file are automatically performed, and a set of second applications automatically associated with the first application based on a frequency of use of each of the second applications in performing respective ones of the multiple operations with respect to other files via the user device, the information regarding the UI including: information associated with a UI icon corresponding to the first application, and information identifying a set of icons, that each correspond to a respective different one of the set of second applications; presenting, via a display, the UI icon and the identified set of icons, based on the information regarding the UI; receiving, via the UI icon, an instruction to move the selected file to one of the identified set of icons; and performing a selected operation on the selected file using an identified application, of the set of second applications, that corresponds to the one of the identified set of icons. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101567 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR INTERACTING WITH DATA - A method for a user to interact with a multi-portion document on a tabletop computing system, the method comprising the steps of providing an application arranged to display, on an interface, at least a portion of the document to the user, wherein the interface is manipulable to display a variable portion of the document. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPLOADING FILES TO A SERVER - A file upload widget is provided on a website to enable the upload of files to a website from an account within a content management system. The file upload widget may be used to: (1) allow a user to select files from a content management system, such as a synced online content management system; and (2) initiate the upload of the files directly from the content management system to the website. In various embodiments, this may: (1) allow the user to upload files that are not stored locally on the computing device being used to access the file upload widget; and (2) allow the user to complete the upload of files by initiating the transfer of files and then logging off of the website (and/or powering down their computing device) before the transfer of files is complete, which may result in a more convenient and enjoyable upload process. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108957 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE FOR FILE TRANSMISSION - Disclosed are an apparatus, method, and medium for providing a user interface for file transmission. The apparatus includes a motion perception (recognition) module perceiving (recognizing) a motion input to the user interface and identifying a position of the perceived (recognized) motion, a motion execution module executing a motion corresponding to the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion and modifying components of the user interface according to the executed motion, and a communication module transmitting a file to a transmission target based on the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion. The components of the user interface may include a file list region, a transmission target region, and an execution region. | 04-17-2014 |
20140115493 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRONIC KEY THEREOF - A method for transmitting an electronic key of a device is provided. The method includes transmitting a user command for providing an electronic key to another device, providing a User Interface (UI) for setting a use condition of the electronic key when the user command is received, and transmitting the use condition information set through the UI to the other device together with the electronic key. | 04-24-2014 |
20140129958 | MOBILITY OPERATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION - According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique for mobility operation resource allocation is disclosed. The system includes a first machine having a running application, and a management console operable to manage migrating the running application from the first machine to a second machine. The management console is operable to: display an interface indicating a plurality of selectable mobility settings, each mobility setting corresponding to a desired resource allocation to utilize for the migration; receive via the interface, a selection of a mobility setting to apply for migrating the running application; and initiate migration of the running application from the first machine to the second machine utilizing resources as set by the selected mobility setting. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT - A method disclosed herein includes graphically representing one or more members of a user's network together with a content, receiving a user input from the user with respect to the graphical representation of the content, the user input having a directionality, and communicating the content to a member of the user's network represented by a direction represented by the directionality. An implementation of the method further allows the members of the user's network to lend, share, and/or gift resources to each other using a graphical user interface. Yet alternative implementation of the method allows displaying the member network at different prominence levels in response to a user input on the graphical user interface. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136986 | Provision of an Open Instance of an Application - An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive a user input; and based on the user input, provide an open instance of a first application on a first device as a corresponding open instance of at least a related application on a second device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WEBSITE CONTAINING VIDEO PLAYLISTS AS INPUT TO A DOWNLOAD MANAGER - Systems and methods for enabling the download of a set of media files with a specific order and specific contents and, more particularly, to enabling a download manager to automatically receive the information it requires to retrieve those elements required to replicate a streaming edit through local playback after the downloads complete. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149880 | INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SHARING - Technologies are generally described for providing interactive whiteboard sharing. An interactive whiteboard may enable two or more users to control and interact directly with an interactive whiteboard interface. The whiteboard may also enable users to interact with the whiteboard employing individual client devices connected with the whiteboard over a wireless or wired network. The whiteboard may distinguish each input method and the source of the input. The whiteboard may share the content of the whiteboard's user interface with the user's individual client device, and the user may interact with the whiteboard content on a user interface of the client device. The whiteboard may detect the input on the client device, and may update the content of the whiteboard interface with the input provided at each of the client devices such that the whiteboard may continuously reflect content updates and changes input on the interactive whiteboard and on connected client devices. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149881 | Content Transfer involving a Gesture - Content transfer involving a gesture is described. In an implementation, a method is implemented by a mobile communications device that includes recognizing a gesture input via a touchscreen of the mobile communications device that is indicative of a direction, the touchscreen including a display of content. One or more other mobile communications devices are located that are positioned, approximately, along the indicated direction of the gesture. A communication is formed to transfer the content to the located one or more other mobile communications devices. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157146 | METHOD FOR RETRIEVING FILE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for retrieving a file and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes a menu selection for retrieving a file is detected. Upon the menu selection being detected, a file retrieve window including at least one icon one-to-one mapped to a most recently operated file is displayed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140173455 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - There are provided a display device, a display system, a method of controlling such a display device and a signal processing device in which a plurality of information devices can be simultaneously connected, information stored in the information devices is displayed and the information can easily be exchanged. In display devices | 06-19-2014 |
20140181686 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device and the control method thereof provides a user interface whereby when an electronic device is connected to an external device through short-range communication, an item of the electronic device can be shared with the external device through a simple manipulation on the touchscreen. For example, a particular item displayed on the touchscreen can be easily shared with the external device through only an operation of associating an item desired to be shared with a tray bar. | 06-26-2014 |
20140195925 | SHORT-RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DATA TRANSFER METHODS AND RELATED DEVICES - A data transfer method may include processing device gesture data at a providing device in response to a gesture made by movement or orientation of one of the providing device ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140201648 | DISPLAYING HOTSPOTS IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF ICONS - In an embodiment, in response to selection of an content icon on a user I/O device, a plurality of candidate recipients of content are determined. In response to movement of the content icon on the user I/O device, a plurality of hotspots are displayed on the user I/O device that represent the plurality of candidate recipients. In response to movement of the content icon over a first hotspot of the plurality of hotspots, content and an identifier of an application that created the content are sent to a target device used by a first candidate recipient represented by the first hotspot. | 07-17-2014 |
20140237379 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SHARING DIGITAL CONTENT BETWEEN EXTERNAL DEVICES - A display apparatus and a method of sharing digital content between external devices by using a display apparatus are provided. The method includes: displaying a user interface including a plurality of tabs which respectively correspond to a plurality of external devices connected to the display apparatus; detecting a user operation to select a first external device and a second external device, from among the plurality of external devices, between which a copy operation of the digital content is to be performed; and copying the digital content from the first external device to the second external device, in response to the detection of the user operation. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245172 | USER INTERFACE TRANSFER - Apparatuses, methods and computer programs are provided. A first apparatus is configured to: display a user interface, transfer the user interface to a second apparatus, and display the current location of the user interface. The second apparatus is configured to: receive the user interface from the first apparatus, display the user interface, and transfer the user interface to a third apparatus. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245173 | Electronic Information Collaboration System - An approach for electronic information collaboration allows the use of a mobile device to cause electronic information to be displayed on one or more projector display devices via a virtual projector. The use of a virtual projector allows electronic information to be displayed on multiple projector display devices and/or client devices. The approach may also include the use of collaboration clients and a collaboration server to provide additional functionality with respect to the electronic information including, for example, the ability for changes made to electronic information at one location to be propagated to another location. The approach also allows a mobile device to be used to establish a videoconferencing session between two or more videoconferencing sites. As used herein, the term “videoconferencing site” refers to a location that has computer hardware, computer software and other equipment that makes videoconferencing available to one or more users at a the location. | 08-28-2014 |
20140258880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GESTURE-BASED INTERACTION WITH DEVICES AND TRANSFERRING OF CONTENTS - An approach is provided for enabling gesture-based interaction with devices and transferring of contents. A device may process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more interactions with at least one first device to cause, at least in part, a selection of at least one content item, one or more information items associated with the at least one content item, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one first device. The device may further process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more interactions, one or more other interactions with at least one second device, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, a selection of the at least one second device. Additionally, the device may cause, at least in part, a transfer of the at least one content item, the one or more information items associated with the at least one content item, or a combination thereof to the at least one second device. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258881 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING DATA INTO TERMINAL DEVICES - A method and system for loading data into a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes the steps of displaying icons in a user interface of the terminal device and determining whether data correspond to an icon in a defined display area. The method further includes loading the data into the terminal device if the data correspond to an icon in the defined display area and deleting the data from the terminal device if the data do not correspond to an icon in the defined display area. The method and system consistent with the present disclosure may improve the user experience for browsing and reading online storybooks. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282065 | PERSISTENT WEB PLUG-INS - Persistent plug-ins are described in a web browser. The browser displays various plug-in instances on a current page, where a plug-in instance is made up of a plug-in player running within the current page and playing content viewable by the user. When a page is changed, a command is issued to close the current page with all of its plug-in instances. If there is a persistence indicator associated with a plug-in instance, the current content state is preserved in memory. If the user desires to return to the original web page or any other page that references the persistent plug-in instance, the plug-in player searches the memory for the current content state and plays the content to return the display of the plug-in instance at the same content state as when the user last left the plug-in instance. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282066 | DISTRIBUTED, INTERACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, TOUCHSCREEN, COMPUTING SYSTEMS, MEDIA, AND METHODS - A software module and method to allow two or more mobile devices to connect so that their screens form a virtual touch table allowing collaboration across a larger surface than would be afforded on any individual mobile device. The virtual touch table is optionally enhanced by, among other things, allowing each user to interact in collaborative environments with other users and to easily import and export information between mobile devices forming the virtual touch table. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282067 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATIVE CONNECTION METHOD BETWEEN MULTIPLE DEVICES, AND INTERFACE CONTROLLING METHOD - A device identification method, a communicative connection method between multiple devices, and an interface controlling method are disclosed herein. The devices include a first device and at least one second device. The first device includes a touch-sensing interface and a first wireless communication module. Each second device comprising a second wireless communication module and physical contacts arranged with a distinct pattern. The communicative connection method includes steps of: sensing a multi-touch input by the touch-sensing interface when one of the second devices is currently placed upon the touch-sensing interface of the first device; identifying the second device currently placed upon the first device by matching the multi-touch input with the distinct pattern; and, forming a wireless communicative connection between the first wireless communication module of the first device and the second wireless communication module of the matched second device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282068 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING OF OBJECTS AMONG MOBILE DEVICES BASED ON PAIRING AND MATCHING USING ACTIONS AND/OR GESTURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods to facilitate the transfer of one or more objects from a first mobile device to another mobile device(s) proximate the first mobile device based on pairing or matching among the mobile devices, in which transfer among mobile devices is accomplished using hand-based gestures on the mobile devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282069 | System and Method of Storing, Editing and Sharing Selected Regions of Digital Content - A system and method of storing, editing and sharing selected regions of digital content is described. The system and method include a software application, or tool, executable from any type of network enabled computing device that allows a user to select a region of any size and shape from the digital content and transmit the selected region to another computing device or to an accessible web data feed. The application or tool also associates at least one tag or link with the clipping that directs a user to the source of the clipped digital content when the tag or link is activated. The system and method may also be executable from a digital camera, whereby a user selects any portion of the viewing area prior to executing the snapshot, such that the selected region becomes the saved image, or picture taken, which can then be transmitted to any network enabled computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282070 | OBJECT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER DEVICE - An object control method and apparatus of the user device using hovering gestures are provided. The object control method includes displaying at least one object on a display screen, detecting a multi-finger hovering gesture for selecting the object on the display screen, activating a camera upon detection of the multi-finger hovering gesture, recognizing a hand in a picture input through the camera, and entering, when the hand disappears out of a viewing angle of the camera, a file transfer standby state for transmitting the selected object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282071 | Systems and Methods for Distributing, Viewing, and Controlling Digital Art and Imaging - System and method for displaying digital content on a display device, comprising at least one digital content item configured to be displayed on the display device, a service cloud, comprising a server, first memory, and first processor, configured to store and manage digital content, and an application, configured to run on a computer with second memory, second processor, and user input device, and configured to communicate via the Internet with the display device and service cloud. In response to a signal from the user input device, the application detects a display of a digital content item on the application's interface, selects the digital content item display from a virtual representation of a digital library on the interface, and moves the digital content item display to a virtual representation of the display device on the interface. In response, the service cloud processor sends the digital content item to the display device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282072 | DATA SHARING SOFTWARE PROGRAM UTILIZING A DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATION AND SPRING-LOADED PORTAL - Embodiments include a program for transferring of data from a source computer to a location on a target computer utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and a spring-loaded portal. I/O devices are monitored for mouse input that includes coordinates of a mouse pointer. Whether an end-user is utilizing the mouse pointer to perform the drag-and-drop operation is determined. The spring-loaded portal is expanded from a closed position to an open position. A screen snapshot image of the location on the target computer is retrieved and overlaid on the spring-loaded portal. The transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer is executed, wherein the location on the target computer is previewable at the source computer through the spring-loaded portal. Whether to abort the transferring of data is determined. The spring-loaded portal is minimized from the open position to the closed position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140304612 | APPLICATION SWITCHER - In one or more embodiments described herein, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory having computer program code stored thereon, the at least one memory and computer program code being configured to, when run on the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to provide an application switcher to a first device, the application switcher providing an indication of content available to the first device from one or more open applications on a second device, wherein at least part of the content of the one or more open applications of the second device is shareable in real time with an application on the first device; and provide, in response to user-selection of content from the application switcher, the user-selected shareable content of the open application of the second device for use on the first device using a first device application. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310612 | INFORMATION TRANSMITTING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information transmitting method includes the following steps: generating a connecting code and displaying the connecting code on a display of the information sending device; receiving a second unique identity from the server; obtaining contents selected by a user; generating an information sending request; and sending the information sending request to the server. According to above information transmitting method, by establishing a connection between two terminals, or two browser applications, information of different categories can be efficiently transmitted from one terminal to the other terminal. In addition, this disclosure also publishes an information transmitting device and an information transmitting system. | 10-16-2014 |
20140317529 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display control apparatus includes a recording unit configured to record in a recording medium an image file with which position information and date and time information are associated, a reproducing unit configured to reproduce the image file recorded in the recording medium, an acquiring unit configured to acquire multiple pieces of tag information determined based on position information associated with the image file to be reproduced by the reproducing unit, a determining unit configured to determine tag information to be displayed on a playback screen of the image file based on date and time information in the acquired multiple pieces of tag information, and a display control unit configured to perform control to display the tag information determined by the determining unit on the playback screen of the image file. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317530 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING INPUT - A method includes connecting the first electronic device to a second electronic device, determining whether a transfer event occures on a first transfer area of a screen of the first device, transferring the input control authority of the first electronic device to the second electronic device in response to occurrence of the transfer event, and recovering the input control authority of the first electronic device from the second electronic device in response to occurrence of the transfer event on the second device. An electronic device includes a controller configured to transfer the input control authority of the electronic device to the external device in response to occurrence of the transfer event, and recover the input control authority of the electronic device from the external device in response to occurrence of the transfer event on a second transfer area of a second screen of the external device. | 10-23-2014 |
20140325382 | Device, System And Method For Processing Character Data - A method is described. The method comprising: receiving character data from the remote device in response to a user applying the character data to a displayed target; and supplying the character data to one of a plurality of components executable on a processor of a device based on one or more characters in the character data. A device is also described. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325383 | Device, System And Method For Processing Character Data - A method is described. The method comprising the steps of receiving character data from the remote device following a selection of character data for application to a target; and determining, based on one or more characters in the character data, one or more components executable on the processor for supplying the character data thereto. A device is also described. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325384 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication device, system and methods are presented. The wireless communication device includes a display unit, a transmitting unit, a touch input, a storage unit and an execution unit. The display unit displays screens comprising display objects related to one or more applications. The touch input acceptance unit accepts a touch input. The storage unit stores screen information comprising icons related at least to the applications, disposition information of the icons on the screens, and acquisition source information for the applications. The execution unit causes the transmitting unit to transmit screen information associated with the screens selected based on input accepted by the touch input acceptance unit. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337754 | ENABLEMENT OF PERFORMANCE OF A TRANSACTION - A method and system for enabling performance of a transaction. A client computer displays a first representation of a transaction policy depicting transaction policy options for fulfilling the transaction policy. After a user selects a first transaction policy option, the client computer displays a second representation of the transaction policy, depicting at least one mechanism pertaining to the first transaction policy option for satisfying the requirements of the first transaction policy option. After the user selects a first mechanism, the client computer displays evidence options for each requirement of the first transaction policy option. After the user selects an evidence option for each requirement of the first transaction policy option, the client computer sends to a server transaction enablement information that includes evidence dictated by the selected evidence options to enable the server to perform the transaction. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351711 | Integrated Messaging - A method for accessing multimedia content from a server for consumption of the multimedia content at a mobile device. The method includes detecting user interaction with a graphic user interface of the mobile device and translating, by the mobile device, user interaction with the graphic user interface into a command. The user interaction includes request to retrieve or access the multimedia content from a server. The multimedia content includes the command to retrieve the multimedia content from a server in a message generated at the mobile device. The method includes transmitting the message to the server for execution of instructions associated with the command included in the message for multimedia content access and retrieval and receiving the multimedia content for access at the mobile device as a result of the execution of the instructions associated with the command included in the message. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORWARDING EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS OF EVENTS IN A VIRTUAL SPACE FROM A PRESENTATION CONTROL DEVICE TO A USER DEVICE - Notifications of events that take place within a virtual space and/or information related the notifications may be transmitted from a server which hosts an instance of the virtual space to the presentation control device via which users may interact with the virtual space. Based on the received notifications and/or the information related to those notifications, the presentation control device may transmit external notifications to one or more user devices that are within the vicinity of the presentation control device. The external notifications may be sent, for example, via email, text message, instant message (external from the virtual space), push notification and/or through other external communication media. Determining a particular user device to which the presentation control device should transmit the event notification may depend on whether the user device is located within the vicinity of the presentation control device, a predefined association between a user and the user device, and/or whether the user is present at the user device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359477 | UNIVERSAL ENVIRONMENT EXTENDER - A universal environment extender is disclosed. The universal environment extender comprises a smart device; and a main control utility running on the smart device. Then the main control utility allows the extender as a receiver to operate in a mode that allows the extender to explore and reverse-explore the source content/applications and to extend the display environment from another smart device as a transmitter. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359478 | Systems and Methods for Sharing a User Interface Element Based on User Gestures - Certain embodiments herein relate to systems and methods for sharing a user interface element based on user gestures. In one embodiment, a method can include selecting, based on a user gesture, a user interface element being displayed on an output device of the source computer. The method can further include identifying a location on the output device of the source computer to move the user interface element. The method can further include updating the output device of the source computer to display the user interface element at the identified location on the output device. The method can also include generating, in response to updating the output device, a notification indicating that the source computer is sharing the user interface element. The method can also include transmitting the notification to one or more target computers in communication with the source computer. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365912 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SHARING CONTENT FROM A RESPECTIVE APPLICATION - A device with a display and, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface detects a first input corresponding to a request to share first content from a first application while displaying the first application on the display. In response to detecting the first input, the device displays a sharing interface that includes a plurality of options for sharing the first content. While displaying the sharing interface, the device detects selection of an affordance in the sharing interface. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a respective user-first sharing option for a respective user, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content with the respective user. In accordance with a determination that the affordance is a protocol-first sharing option for a respective protocol, the device initiates a process for sharing the first content using the respective protocol. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365913 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR SYNCHRONIZING TWO OR MORE DISPLAYS - A device displays a first user interface on a first display, including a plurality of objects and corresponding to a second user interface on a second display. While a first object is displayed as a selected object in the second user interface, the device: detects a first input requesting information about a second object; and in response to detecting the first input, displays information about the second object in the first user interface and maintains display of the first object as the selected object in the second user interface. After displaying the information, the device detects a second input selecting the second object. In response to detecting selection of the second input, the device: displays the second object as the selected object in the first user interface; and provides, to the second display, information that enables the second user interface to display the second object as the selected object. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372902 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to History-Based Content-Sharing Recommendations - In one embodiment, an apparatus accesses a memory to obtain information regarding sharing history (as pertains, for example, to a particular user and/or device) and uses that sharing history to display at least one recommended sharing action (from amongst a plurality of available candidate sharing actions) as regards to a particular content item (such as, for example, a particular digital photograph, a video, a presentation, and so forth). This sharing history can comprise previously-selected sharing actions as correlated to content item types including shared-content recipients, corresponding temporal data, shared-content size, corresponding location data, and so forth. By one approach the apparatus itself serves to automatically track user-based content-sharing selections over time, which information is stored as the aforementioned sharing history. By one approach the user is presented with an opportunity to assert a non-specific share command that triggers the aforementioned display of one or more recommended sharing actions. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380187 | Devices and Methods for Establishing a Communicative Coupling in Response to a Gesture - A method and a device are disclosed, whereby the device can be a first electronic device. The first electronic device is adapted to be coupled to a second electronic device. The method comprises outputting, with the first device, a request to communicatively couple with a second device in response to a gesture performed with the first device. The second electronic device and method of operating it are also disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380188 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A processor of an information processing apparatus sets an enlargement target region in a system screen based on coordinates inputted in a coordinate input unit, superimposes and displays an enlarged image obtained by enlarging the enlargement target region, on the system screen, monitors whether or not the input in the coordinate input unit in the state where the enlarged image is displayed is performed through a drag operation of which starting coordinates are in the enlarged image. When the input in the coordinate input unit in the state where the enlarged image is displayed is performed through a drag operation of which starting coordinates are within the enlarged image, the processor monitors coordinates while the drag operation is performed. When the coordinates while the drag operation is performed come to be present within a predetermined range defined by the edge of the enlarged image, the processor erases the enlarged image. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012840 | Identification and Sharing of Selections within Streaming Content - A tool for identifying selections of streaming content such as video, movies, and audio, establishes connections to an input device (stylus, mouse, trackball, a touch screen, etc.) and an output device (smart television, computer screen, etc.) or a streaming content server (on-demand server, cable TV decoder, online radio station, etc.). A user selects a portion of the streaming content such as by tapping or circling a person, place or thing in a video, using the input device, and the selection criteria are used to look up pre-tagged content or to submit to image or audio recognition services. The resulting identification is shown to the user on an output device, and may be instantly shared with collaborators on the same streaming content. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012841 | Machine, Computer Readable Medium, and Computer-Implemented Method for File Management, Storage, and Display - File management machines, computer readable media, and methods of file management, are provided. An exemplary file management machine includes a file management server configured to receive or retrieve user files through an electronic communication/computer network to provide categorical organization and establishment of albums. The file management server can also function to create member user and visitor accounts. The visitor accounts can be provided individual custom access by the member user to provide individualized tailored access to a subset of the files uploaded by the member user. The visitor accounts can be used as to gather information about the file unknown to the member user. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019994 | CONTEXTUAL REFERENCE INFORMATION ON A REMOTE DEVICE - Systems and methods for displaying reference information on a remote device that corresponds to a control element displayed on a host device are provided. A system and method can include displaying one or more control elements of a user interface and a selection element by a host device. An input can be received corresponding to moving the selection element onto a control element. An identifier of the control element can be determined, and then transmitted to a remote device. When received by the remote device, the identifier can be used to identify and display reference information corresponding to the control element. | 01-15-2015 |
20150040029 | VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH REAL-TIME STATUS NOTIFICATIONS - A system, apparatus, graphical user interface and methods are provided for conducting electronic voice communications with status notifications. A user of a first portable device executing a communication application selects a multi-function control that automatically initiates an audio recording, which is automatically sent toward another participant of an active communication session when the control is released. The same multi-function control may be used to transmit a textual message. A representation of the recording is displayed on the user's device, with an indicator that changes appearance when the other participant plays the recording. In addition, when one user initiates an audio recording that will be automatically sent to another user, the other user's device is advised of the initiation of recording and displays that status for the other user. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040030 | OVERLAY CANVAS FOR COMPUTER PROGRAM APPLICATIONS - Research or background study for many creative endeavors often utilizes research methods that include browsing information online. Such is typically accomplished via a web browser. An overlay canvas can be provided over an interface associated with the browser that can be employed to store not only content associated with data presented by the browser but also context associated with that data as well as with the particular creative endeavor. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040031 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHARING IMAGE CARD - Provided is a method of sharing an image card with an external device. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, a user input, obtaining at least one image associated with content that is provided by the electronic device, according to the user input, generating a first image card comprising the at least one image, based on preset template information, and sharing the first image card to the external device. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040032 | SERVICE DESK DATA TRANSFER INTERFACE - A system and method for managing data transfer operations includes at least one data server including data stored in a plurality of data fields, at least one transaction server operatively coupled to the at least one data server and configured to provide at least one customizable business rule and a customer relationship application, an information server operatively coupled to the at least one transaction server, and at least one workstation operatively coupled to the information server. The least one workstation includes local memory accessible to the customer relationship application and configured to provide web communication and presentation services to a user of the at least one workstation that are deployed on the information server. The at least one customizable business rule specifies a mapping between the plurality of data fields and the local memory, the mapping having been provided by the user interacting with the web communication and presentation services. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046834 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Provided are an information processing method and apparatus being applicable to a first electronic device, comprising establishing a communication link between the first and a second electronic device; displaying a first communication interface; judging whether a predetermined condition is satisfied; and displaying a second communication interface when it is judged that the predetermined condition is satisfied; wherein the second communication interface comprises a first area and a second area, the first and second areas are at least partially overlapped, and the first area comprises a first subarea and/or a second subarea, the second subarea is used for displaying first information acquired by the first electronic device, the first subarea is used for displaying second information acquired by the second electronic device, the second area is used for displaying shared information, and at least a part of the shared information is simultaneously displayed on the first and second electronic device. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046835 | Object transfer method using gesture-based computing device - A mobile device has a display that supports gesture-based control operations. Computers maintain connections to a remote access service. The user desires to copy and/or move resources between first and second of his connected computers. After receipt of data indicating a first gesture requesting an operation with respect to the resource, an overview of one or more target devices is displayed. The overview is a folder level view of all folders and files located on the target devices. In addition, an additional display element is shown. This element is a representation of the resource from which the operation has been requested. The element is displayed as an overlay, and it is adapted to be selectively positioned in the overview using a gesture. Upon receipt of data indicating a second gesture positioning the representation over an available location within a computer connected to the service, the operation is completed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING CONTENT AMONG DEVICES - A system and method for transferring content among multiple devices are disclosed. Herein, the system for transferring content may include a coupling controller configured to identify a user equipment in accordance with a content transfer request and to perform coupling with the identified user equipment, and a content transfer unit configured to transmit content to the user equipment or to receive content from the user equipment, when coupling is completed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046837 | File Transfer Method and Terminal - Embodiments of a file transfer method and a terminal disclosed herein belong to the field of data transfer. The method includes: detecting, by a file sending terminal, a screen touching action of a user; after confirming that the screen touching action is a preset file transfer action, determining a to-be-transferred file according to the screen touching action, and determining a file receiving terminal that establishes a connection with the file sending terminal, where the preset file transfer action has a corresponding file transfer instruction; and performing, by the file sending terminal, a corresponding transfer operation according to the file transfer instruction. Therefore, a used connection manner does not need to be selected each time a file is transferred, implementing fast file transfer by using simple screen touching actions. | 02-12-2015 |
20150082187 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING DIRECTION-SPECIFIC MEDIA ASSETS - Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that coordinates the display of direction-specific media assets on a display device associated with a particular direction. For example, the media guidance application may receive data (e.g., stored when an image or video was created) that indicates a direction a content capture device was facing when the image or video was captured. Based on that data, the media guidance application may select a particular display device (e.g., a computer, tablet, television, etc.) that corresponds to the direction (e.g., from the point of view of a user) on which to present the media asset. | 03-19-2015 |
20150095795 | COPYING/PASTING ITEMS IN A VIRTUAL DESKTOP INFRASTRUCTURE (VDI) ENVIRONMENT - In a computer-implemented method for copying/pasting items in a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment a request is received to copy an item from a first virtual machine and paste the item to a second virtual machine. A unique identifier of the item is generated. An indication is received at the second virtual machine, from a communication broker, that the item is at the first virtual machine. The item is received at the second virtual machine directly from the first virtual machine. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095796 | LOADING A DATABASE INTO THE CLOUD - Techniques are described herein for loading data into a database cloud service. In an embodiment, one or more database objects are added to a virtual cart in response to first user input. In response to second user input, the one or more database objects are deployed the one or to the database cloud service. Deploying the one or more database objects to the database cloud service may comprise generating, based at least in part on the one or more database objects in the virtual cart, a set of one or more files for loading the database objects into a target database associated with the database cloud service and sending the set of one or more files to the database cloud service. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING FOR OBJECT IN NETWORK - A method and a device for providing content to at least one external device are provided. The method includes communicating with the at least one external device, displaying a plurality of contents stored in the device on a screen of the device, determining whether the at least one external device is executing an application corresponding to an application being executed in the device, and providing at least one of the displayed plurality of contents to the at least one external device, based on the determination. | 04-02-2015 |
20150106738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE OR AUDIO DATA - A system for performing video and or audio analytics includes a sensor at a source end. The sensor is for capturing sensor data comprising at least one of video data and audio data, and for providing at least a portion of the captured sensor data via a data output port thereof. The system also includes a data store having stored thereon machine-readable | 04-16-2015 |
20150113432 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECEIVING DATA - Methods and apparatuses for transmitting data to an external device are provided. The method includes establishing a communication link with the external device by using a first application, and displaying a first window that corresponds to the first application, in response to an execution request for a second application that is different from the first application, displaying a second window that corresponds to the second application as a background of the first window, receiving a sharing mode request via the first window, and in response to the sharing mode request, setting an operation mode of the device as a sharing mode, and transmitting data that is provided from the second application to the external device via the communication link. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113433 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal comprises a wireless communication unit, a display ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150128067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY SHARING DATA AMONGST USER DEVICES - A system and method for sharing data between devices are provided. A source device detects one or more receiving devices that are operated in a mode to receive data from the source device. The source device detects a user action that signifies intent of a user to transmit data to the one or more receiving devices. In response to detecting the user action, the source device identifies data that is in a state designated to be transmitted. The identified content is transmitted to the one or more receiving devices. | 05-07-2015 |
20150135092 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA - Provided are an apparatus and method for exchanging data. The data exchanging device includes an exchange data storage part configured to store exchange data acquired from a first terminal and transmitted to a second terminal, an exchange data communication part configured to connect communication to the first terminal or the second terminal, receive the exchange data from the first terminal and transmit the exchange data to the second terminal, and an exchange data control part configured to perform control to set the communication connection to the first terminal or the second terminal and send and receive the exchange data with the first terminal or the second terminal when a request for a communication connection from the first terminal or the second terminal is received as a copy function activation command is input to the first terminal or a paste function activation command is input to the second terminal. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135093 | TRANSFERRING INFORMATION AMONG DEVICES USING SENSORS - Data provided on a first computing device is represented by a graphical object displayed on a screen. A user can initiate an “attach event” with a gesture to enable the graphical object to be associated and/or virtually attached to the user and/or a user's hand/fingers. An image capture component can view/track user movements. Based on the viewed/tracked movements, the graphical object representing the data on the first computing device can be moved on a screen of the first computing device to correspond to the movement of the user's hand/finger. The graphical object also can be moved to a position on a screen of a second computing device when the user moves a hand/fingers to an area corresponding to the position. A user may initiate a “release event” with a gesture and can end the association and enable the data to be sent to the second computing device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149924 | INTERACTION METHOD BETWEEN WEARABLE DEVICES AND WEARABLE DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides an interaction method between wearable devices. The method of the present invention comprises: sending a detection signal from a first wearable device to detect a second wearable device according to a predetermined interaction rule used by the first wearable device and the second wearable device; sending a response signal to confirm the interaction from the second wearable device to the first wearable device according to the predetermined interaction rule after the second wearable device receives the detection signal sent from the first wearable device; establishing an interaction communication between the first wearable device and the second wearable device after the first wearable device receives the response signal sent from the second wearable device, interacting between the first wearable device and the second wearable device according to the predetermined interaction rule. The method of the present invention enhances the intelligence and social function of the wearable devices. | 05-28-2015 |
20150296046 | SELECTING AND DELIVERING DENSITY-SPECIFIC VISUAL DATA TO A CLIENT APPLICATION - Embodiments described herein provide approaches for automatically selecting and delivering density-specific visual content to a client application. Specifically, at least one approach includes receiving a request from a client application for visual data (e.g., an image resource), providing a metafile containing a set of available density levels of the visual data, and automatically selecting, from the metafile, a preferred density level from the set of available density levels of the visual data based on a set of display properties of the client application and/or client device. A second request is received for the image resource using a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the preferred density level from the set of available density levels of the visual data. The visual data is then rendered and displayed at an optimal image density for the particular client application and/or client device, thus improving bandwidth, available computing power, and image load time. | 10-15-2015 |
20150326705 | Mobile Device Data Transfer Using Location Information - Method and system are provided for mobile device data transfer using location information carried out at a mobile sending device. The method includes: receiving a user gesture on a touch sensitive screen of the mobile sending device; determining the direction of the gesture based on an orientation of the mobile sending device; determining a location of the mobile sending device; combining the direction of the gesture and the location of the mobile sending device to give a three-dimensional direction from the mobile sending device. The method further includes identifying possible receiving devices currently at locations in the three-dimensional direction from the mobile sending device and transmitting data to a receiving device wirelessly. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331960 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE - A method of creating immersive content comprised of both traditional content and user-generated content for consumption by a consumer includes creating a flow list that defines an order of immersive content. The method further includes attaching a node to the flow list that defines user-generated content to be included in the flow list, and identifying for the attached node a type of user-generated content to be provided, a source of the user-generated content to be provided, and selection criteria for the user-generated content selected for inclusion in the content node. The method further includes compiling immersive content for consumption by the consumer based on the plurality of content nodes and content made available by the consumer for inclusion per one or more of the content nodes. | 11-19-2015 |
20150334204 | INTELLIGENT AUTO-CACHING OF MEDIA - Techniques, systems, and computer readable media are provided that allow for portions of media items to be cached, prior to selection of any media item for playback by a user. The portion of a media item to be cached is determined based upon one or more caching factors, such as the likelihood that a user will select the media item for playback. Playback of a media item thus may begin without any noticeable buffering or caching, immediately upon selection of the media item by the user. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339697 | DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR RECORDING VISIT DATA OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for validating a service user's visit to a service-providing place are provided. | 11-26-2015 |
20150341419 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING FILE - A device for transmitting a file comprises a communication unit; an input unit configured to receive a user input for selecting a file to be transmitted to other device; and a controller configured to determine a distance between the device and the other device based on associated information of the other device, determine a transmission method based on the determined distance, and control the communication unit to transmit the file to the other device according to the determined transmission method. | 11-26-2015 |
20150341420 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT DATA - In some embodiments, a publication system comprises at least one module which provides, at a publication platform accessible by users via a network, a posting portal to receive entry of data relating to an item or commentary for posting on the publication system. The posting portal includes an interface having a first user interface element to receive the item data or commentary from a user for inclusion in a posting. The module also provides an upload application associated with the interface of the posting portal. The upload application includes a second user interface element to receive from the user, via the second user interface element, a media file for inclusion in the posting. The module also automatically commences transmission of the media file over the network, for inclusion in the posting, in response to a detection that the user has moved away from the first user interface element or moved to the second user interface element. | 11-26-2015 |
20150358398 | TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a first device and a second device, and which includes transmitting first data from the first device to the second device, receiving the first data by the second device, reproducing first screen information based on the first data on a screen of the second device, receiving, in the second device, an input signal for selecting content information in the first screen information reproduced on the screen of the second device, transmitting location information corresponding to the selected content information from the second device to the first device, receiving the location information and executing a function based on the location information in the first device, transmitting second data from the first device to the second device, in which the second data is based on the executed function; and reproducing second screen information based on the second data on the screen of the second device. Further, the location information includes coordinate information of the selected content information in the first screen information reproduced on the screen of the second device. | 12-10-2015 |
20150358420 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MANAGE TEMPORARY CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, devices and program products are provided for collecting content at a mobile device, and receiving, through a user interface of the mobile device, an indicator designating at least a portion of the content to represent temporary content. The methods, devices and program products store the content in a local storage medium local to the mobile device, and delete the temporary content, from the local storage medium, based on the indicator. The methods, devices and program products may prevent transfer, of the temporary content, from the local storage medium to a remote storage medium based on the indicator. | 12-10-2015 |
20150373480 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS, GROUP PLAY SYSTEM USING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY APPARATUS AND PERFORMANCE METHODS THEREOF - A transparent display apparatus includes a first transparent display, an interface which communicates with a second display apparatus, and a controller which connects communication with the second display apparatus when the first transparent display and the second display apparatus at least partly overlap with each other, and performs the interoperation with the second display apparatus. Accordingly, a user may use various group play functions by using the transparent display apparatus and the second display apparatus, in-turn enhancing device applicability and user convenience. | 12-24-2015 |
20150381704 | MECHANISM FOR FILE TRANSFORMATION AND SHARING ACROSS DEVICES USING CAMERA INTERFACE - Embodiments described herein relate generally to the transmission of a request for a file from a first computing device to a second computing device. The first computing device may present an image having a representation of a file to a user and detect a selection of a location on the image at which the representation of the file is disposed. The first computing device, in turn, may transmit the image and a description of the selection to the second computing device. Based on the received image and description of the selection, the second computing device may identify the file corresponding to the selected location on the image. The second computing device may adapt, or cause to be adapted, the identified file. The second computing device may then transmit the identified file (or the adapted version) to the first computing device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 12-31-2015 |
20160034029 | GAZE ACTIVATED CONTENT TRANSFER SYSTEM - A gaze activated data unit transfer system is described. An apparatus may comprise a gaze interface application operative on a processor circuit to manage data unit transfer operations based on eye movements of a human user. The gaze interface application may comprise a gaze interpreter component operative to receive eye movement information of a human eye from one or more eye gaze trackers, and interpret the eye movement information as a data unit transfer request to transfer a data unit from a source device to a target device, a data connection component operative to establish a data connection between the source and target devices using the transceiver in response to the data unit transfer request, and a data transfer component operative to send the data unit from the source device to the target device over the data connection. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034427 | PERSONALIZED DOCUMENT CONTENT AGGREGATION AND DOCUMENT ASSOCIATION IMPLEMENTED IN A DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Methods for managing contents of multiple digital documents for individual users, to generate aggregated documents from multiple documents and/or create associations among multiple documents, based on the user's interactions with multiple digital documents. A document content aggregation method can, on a personalized basis, aggregate contents from multiple digital documents into an aggregated document based on a user's past interactions with the documents. The aggregation is based on a content importance score calculated from the user interaction pattern. A document association method can, on a personalized basis, create associations among multiple digital documents based on the user's past interactions with the documents. Two documents are deemed related if there is a user interaction pattern where the user interacts with both documents with a predetermined time interval from each other. When displaying one document, link icons are displayed to allow the user to directly navigate to the related documents. | 02-04-2016 |
20160057205 | APPLICATION SHARING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention provides an application sharing method and apparatus, which resolve a problem that not all applications can be shared. The method of the present invention includes: obtaining a distance between an icon of a first application and an icon of a second application, where the first application is a to-be-shared application, and the second application is used to share the first application; determining whether the distance is less than a preset distance; if the distance is less than the preset distance, obtaining application information of the first application in an application store on the Internet, and obtaining information about a to-share-with user, where the application information includes a link address of the first application in the application store; and sending the link address to the to-share-with user by using the second application. The present invention can be applied to application sharing. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062557 | METHOD OF PROCESSING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for processing contents at an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating a first content corresponding to a user input applied to content via the electronic device, and displaying a floating user interface (UI), which displays first scrap information on the first content, on a screen of the electronic device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160065648 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF EXECUTING FUNCTION THEREOF - A method for executing a function of an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying data of a first application, determining at least one second application in response to a user event and identifying an attribute of each of the at least one second application, and processing the data of the first application based on the attributes of the each of the at least one second application to execute a function related to at least one second application. But, the method is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and other embodiments are possible. | 03-03-2016 |
20160070431 | SYNC BASED ON NAVIGATION HISTORY - Disclosed are various examples for syncing files based on a navigation history. A client application maintains a navigation history for a file management system. The client application identifies files and directories accessed according to the navigation history. The identified files or associated metadata are downloaded from the file management system during a sync operation. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077673 | Intelligent Canvas - According to aspects of the disclosed subject matter, systems and methods for providing improved access to content accessible outside of the current execution context. On a computing device, an intelligent canvas is provided as an operating system-level service. By implementing and/or providing the intelligent canvas as an operating system-level service, interaction by a user with the intelligent canvas does not require a change from the current execution context. Upon receiving a request to interact with the intelligent canvas, an intelligent canvas view is presented for display. The intelligent canvas view includes a plurality of user-actionable controls and at least one user-actionable control corresponds to content for importing into the current execution context. Moreover, the corresponding content of the at least one user-actionable control is anticipatorily selected for presentation in the intelligent canvas view. | 03-17-2016 |
20160094277 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device and the control method thereof provides a user interface whereby when an electronic device is connected to an external device through short-range communication, an item of the electronic device can be shared with the external device through a simple manipulation on the touchscreen. For example, a particular item displayed on the touchscreen can be easily shared with the external device through only an operation of associating an item desired to be shared with a tray bar. | 03-31-2016 |
20160103590 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL - An apparatus, includes a communication module configured for receiving, from a first device, user input information associated with a user, and for receiving additional information associated with the user. The apparatus also includes an action module configured for identifying, based on the user input information and the additional information, one or more actions. The communication module is further configured for transmitting an indication of the one or more actions. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110072 | Data Sharing - In an embodiment, a method of data sharing is disclosed. The method may include routing a data set to a specific device in response to a data selection and a target selection. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110081 | POINTING DEVICE ROUTER FOR SMOOTH COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to optimizing collaborative activities between computing devices (e.g., desktop computers, laptop computers, smart TV's, tablets, mobile devices), and more particularly to systems, methods, and computer products for inputting data or commands on a computing device, and for moving, sharing, and controlling files between computing devices through the use of a pointing device with a corresponding pointer that can be shared between “N” computing devices. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117141 | WATCH TYPE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is a watch type terminal including a touch screen which is capable of receiving a touch input and a control method thereof. The watch type terminal includes a main body, a wireless communication unit that communicates with an external terminal, a touch screen that includes a plurality of regions corresponding to each time, and a controller that displays information informing that content information corresponding on a copy region may be stored to the main body when a first touch input is applied to the touch screen while selection of the copy region is maintained at the external terminal, and the controller stores the content information to be mapped in a region which corresponds to a current time among the plurality of regions and displayed an icon informing that the content information has been stored in the region corresponding to the current time, when a second touch input is received. | 04-28-2016 |
20160124599 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a processor for controlling multiple displays, configured to detect a selection of an object displayed on a first display operatively coupled to the electronic device, and display a virtual object on a second display operatively coupled to the electronic device in response to the selection, detect a dragging of the selected object on the first display, moving the virtual object on the second display in response to the detected dragging; and, if a release of the dragged selected object is detected on the first display, move or copy the object to the second display. | 05-05-2016 |
20160140682 | MULTI-SOURCE, MULTI-DESTINATION DATA TRANSFERS - A method and system for transferring an image. A user-selected image is received. Displayed are: (a) a graphic object representing a web page, (b) a first destination point within the graphic object and first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point, and (c) a second, different destination point within the graphic object and second, different text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point. A user mouse selection of one of the destination points within the graphic object is received, and in response, the image is copied into the web page at the selected destination point. The first destination point, the first text, the second destination point, and the second text are stored in the transfer map. The selected image is mapped to the one of the destination points in the transfer map. | 05-19-2016 |
20160147499 | METHOD OF EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a method of exchanging information with an external device. The method includes: receiving information about one or more applications installed in the external device from the connected external device, listing and displaying a GUI corresponding to the application on a screen according to the information about the application, transmitting a control request for the application corresponding to a user input for the GUI to the external device, and receiving control command information according to the control request from the external device and applying a control command. | 05-26-2016 |
20160147716 | SCREEN DISPLAY PROGRAM - A screen display program causes a mobile terminal configured to be communicably connected to a server to execute an update screen display procedure that includes displaying an update screen for updating data on the server, an update request transmission procedure that includes transmitting a data update request to the server in response to an update instruction for data that is input on the update screen, and a screen transition prohibiting procedure that includes prohibiting a transition from the update screen to another screen during a period of time from when the update instruction is input until completion of data updating on the server. | 05-26-2016 |
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20160162130 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Display apparatus and method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor fetches a display region for displaying a screen when an application is executed, and fetches and displays a plurality of screens in the fetched display region. | 06-09-2016 |
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